Exploring Muscat Oman

Day 24

GOOD MORNING OMAN 🇴🇲

Up early this morning as we sailed into Muscat. It was up for a normal breakfast at the pig pen, Rell still crook from wog and alcohol, stayed in bed for awhile. Went up and watched coming into port at Muscat, didn’t tie up until around 10:30am. Rell was up by this time taking photos. It was an amazing area coming into Muscat. We existed the ship around 11:30 and headed up the street. First port of call was the local Suok…. Not sure how to spell it, the local market. Had a nice coffee at one of the local coffee shops we also had to get some of the local money. That was interesting 🤔. Checked out the local markets and did some shopping. Had lunch at a local restaurant and wasn’t that fussed. Anyway continued on the sightseeing then returned to the boat at around 4:00pm. Had a good day out and was interesting. Had a rest before dinner. Great to be back on ship for a descent meal, although it was good to get off the ship. Off to another show and then an early night for the excursion tomorrow.

Muscat, Oman’s port capital, sits on the Gulf of Oman surrounded by mountains and desert. With history dating back to antiquity, it mixes high-rises and upscale shopping malls with clifftop landmarks such as the 16th-century Portuguese forts, Al Jalali and Mirani, looming over Muscat Harbor. Its modern, marble-clad Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, with 50m dome and prodigious Persian carpet, can accommodate 20,000 people.

Muscat
Muscat is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and ...
Population (2023): 1,720,000 (Urban Area); 31,409 (Old Muscat Wilayat)
Governorate: Muscat Governorate

GOOD NIGHT FROM OMAN 🇴🇲Les mer