22nd Oct 09 - Muscat, Oman
Muscat is the capital of Oman. We visited the Grand Mosque - the largest in Oman and only built in 2002, the Muttrah Souq and the Al Alam Palace, the official home of Sultan Qaboos.
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| Voyager in the harbour. Across the bay you can see the Giant Frankincense burner |
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| Grand mosque. Very strict dress code. |
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| A quick lesson in doing your ablutions. |
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| The Grand Mosque was...well, very 'grand'. Largest carpet in the world, largest chandelier, most expansive and expensive marble etc |
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| Badar explaining the Koran |
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| In Oman you can have 4 wives. One is more than enough for me! |
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| Muttrah Souq |
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| Sultan Qaboos Palace |
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| Muscat was quite different from all the other countries we have visited. Clean, modern and, above all, green. Maybe a bit too sanitised. No taxes, free education and medical services for all...Even our 'official government' guide couldn't find anything to say against the place. But maybe that was for a reason! |
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