Nizwa is an ancient capital of Oman. It’s about a two-hour drive across some really amazing highways. We passed some beautiful date farms and other dots of green spaces along the way. The main attractions at NIZWA are the fort and the souk. The fort has been completely renovated and looks as it would have in the 17th century. It has lots of interesting elements - like ‘murder holes’ - holes in the floor right after a door to capture intruders. There was also a date store where the dates were stored in 70 kg bags made of woven date palms. The bags were so tightly secured that the juice would ooze out and be collected for use in the kitchens - or for boiling and pouring over invaders trying to get into the fort!
The souk was laid out with seperate buildings for meat, vegetables, kitchenware and another just for dates. The other important product sold in the souk is Frankincense. The world’s best Frankincense is said to come from Salalah in the south of Oman.
When we got back to Oman, we went to Al Bustan beach to see the amazing bio phosphorescence as reported on facebook. Nada - the sea was clear of any algae! Afterwards we had dinner at a popular restaurant in the old town.Leer más
26 de octubre, Omán ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C