Muscat

[Hey_U]

Breathtaking..



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Clean..



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Astonishing..



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Fantastic..



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Brilliant..



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Tidy..



<img src="http://homepage.mac.com/drysdale/Images/Muscat_highway2.jpg">





Neat..



<img src="http://homepage.mac.com/drysdale/Images/Muscat_residential_street.jpg">





Superb..



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Romantic..



<img src="http://www.saudidiving.com/images/Oman/Lionfish-Muscat-Oman-3-2000-small.jpg">



Marvelous..

<img src="http://www.takeit.ch/files/hotels/img/img243.jpg">











Muscat always is ..

[DevilsAdvo]

Shame about it being turned upside down overnight...

[AL_NAAMANI]

Yeah I heard about the rain.I am stuck here in Thumrait on an oil rig.We had no phone connection for the whole day cos of the rains in Muscat.Apparently the telecoms tower got hit by lightning last night.If it was not for the Thuraya phone we have...we would have no outside link with the world.
Now it looks like its gonna rain here.I hope it won't be as heavy as Muscat!!

[Jinan]

Its expected to rain on thursday .. lets see how bad it is.

Why dont you like rain? I thought everyone in Oman loved rain. I really wanna be there now. My parents said there was a lot of thunder, lightning and heavy rain. They loved it.

[Dark Angel]

Jinan,

That's funny - you were telling me about it raining in Muscat... and the very next day, it rained in Phoenix!! That too the middle of April... Weird! It's cold today!

[DevilsAdvo]

Oh I love to watch the lightning and stand in the rain...

It's just dealing with the fact that the garden gets destroyed, your house gets flooded, and your car gets trashed that I don't like...

It was an AMAZING show of lightning though... above and beyond the promised "Shock and Awe"!!!

Lightning bolts arced accross the sky from beyond Seeb all the way over to PDO and beyond... just one big bolt... Quite a few ground contacts too.

[phatguy88]

wow. oman looks cool. nice pictures. i have never been to oman and i probobly never will cause of religion.

[Dark Angel]

<i>i have never been to oman and i probobly never will cause of religion</i>

Huh?

Oman is rather liberal. I lived there for 17 years.

[phatguy88]

what i mean cause im jewish and there are so many anti everything that has the words jew or isreal a$$h**es on this forum. im hoping oman isnt like that

[Hey_U]

Oman's weather is extremist. Either sunny and burning hot or raining heavily and cold.



Anyhow, Don't you guys think Muscat is a paradise? Such a beautiful,clean and wonderful city.





phatguy, All religions are welcome in Oman.You're very welcome to Oman anytime.However,Israeli passport holders, and those, who have visited Israel ,can't enter Oman.It's not to do with Judaism , but political relations between the countries.



regards

[Hey_U]

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[phatguy88]

im a us citizen but i have been to isreal once in 1996. does that mean i cant go to oman?

cause of that one trip?

[Dark Angel]

Depends on how old that Israel stamp on your passport is I guess - which in your case would be 7 years... Is there a statute of limitations in the visiting Israel thing?

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i have never been to oman and i probobly never will cause of religion.

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Dont let that discourage you. We have many Jews in Oman. My physics teacher in school was (and still is) Jewish. They usually like to keep a low profile though. There is no law in Oman the discriminates against Jews. Unlike Europe and the US, we've never had such laws. We even have Omani Jews in the south. They're as Omani as the Muslims.



If you're a Zionst, I'd suggest you keep your views to yourself (if you go to Oman). Being publicly pro-Israel in an Arab country can be very offensive. Otherwise, you're more than welcome.



If you've been to Israel, you can not enter any Arab country that hasn't officially recognized Israel. Most of the people that travel to Israel and would like to travel to Arab countries in the future have a special piece of paper stamped at the Israeli airport instead of their passports. This is common and most Israeli embassies would reccomend it. There is no way you can get into an Arab country (besides Jordan and Egypt) with an Israeli visa or stamp (whether you visited Israel once or more, even if it was in 1948). Thats the case with every Arab League member (besides the ones mentioned). Many Americans who travel in the Middle East like to have two passports. If the authorities in Oman can't prove your visit to Israel, you can visit.

hey U, what was so romantic about that fish?

Riyam Park Tower

<img src="http://www.imagesoftheworld.org/oman/Scn2066.jpg">



Bustan Palace Hotel Beach

<img src="http://www.imagesoftheworld.org/oman/Scn2267.jpg">



Al Qurum Beach mountains

<img src="http://www.innogize.com/gallery/Muscat/33.jpg">



Some random falaj

<img src="http://www.innogize.com/gallery/OutsideMuscat/42.jpg">



Wadi Al-Kabeer roundabout

<img src="http://www.tourism-oman.com/pics/coffeepot3.jpg">



Dar Al Alam Palace

<img src="http://www.tourism-oman.com/pics/muspalace.jpg">



Ya Salaam..

[AL_NAAMANI]

The pic of the Al-Bustan palace in the background is amazing.The bay looks sooooooo tempting.I usually pass that bay on my way to scuba diving and I am always amazed at that scenery.To tell u the truth I think the Al-Bustan Palace is the most picturesque sight in Muscat.I mean guys just have a lookat that bay and the mountainous background.Really breathtaking.I am proud to live in such a beautiful country!!

[AL_NAAMANI]

Great pics chichi!!

[Incubus1980]

oh the pictures are absolutly amazing....and some of them are real close my house aswell <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I love the picture of the Sultan's palace.

Maybe we should label the pictures. I'm not too sure of the names of the places and what they signify. Would anyone wanna tell me? I'll edit the post when you do.

[Dark Angel]

Nice pics chitchi... I really miss Oman..!

[V6_4MOTION]

where can i find pics of oman

[msabiu]

Dear Chitchi,

I'd like to know what's the white tower on 1st pic you posted.
When I was at university one of my dearest friends of mine was from muscat and after he left Italy he sent me postacard. Among them there was one with this strange building. As I haven't heard from him for ages, i can't ask anybody for an explanation. Does somebody want to help me?

see U

to satisfy this little curiosity

[Tomboy]

sometimes i regret to leave oman.....and come to dubai........i like oman coz its non polluted n clean.....(cute boyz too)
hee hee.. <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_naughty.gif" alt="" />

[Tomboy]

kind of a stupid reply huh?

[Invincible]

Gorgeous Pictures!

[Hey_U]

The pictures I posted are of : Bandar Al Jassa, Al-Qurum , Al-Seeb, Al Hail, Mutrah, Al-Khuwair, Al-Qurum and Bustan Palace Hotel, respectively.



Chitchi, I don't know why, But I thought the colorful fish gives you a strong romantic boost (funny, isn't it?).It also shows the colorful deep water of Oman.



AlNAMAANI, Al Bustan Palace beach is one of the cleanest and quitest beaches I have ever seen.



This is an old portrait, they have a better seaside garden now..

<img src="http://www.takeit.ch/files/hotels/img/img551.jpg">

[rmooshilshargeya]

you brought tears to my eyes...am away from home and am soo wanting to come back to that BIG ORANGE SUN OF HOURS...and the blue sky...and the people..tha language..the atmosphere......oh home.... <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_bncry.gif" alt="" /> snif snif......
i'll be fine...

[AL_NAAMANI]

Msaibu,
That white tower is at the Riyam garden(HADIKA RIYAM) in Muscat.It is one of the most scenic gardens in Muscat.it is quite close to the Muscat corniche and His majesty's palace.

[msabiu]

Very nice spots!
Thank U guys to let everybody know Oman a little bit better <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[msabiu]

Thank U Al Naamani,

you' ve learnt to me to be patient as you'll always receive an answer to your curiosity! (I've waited for 6 years at least!) <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

PhatGuy welcome to oman anytime <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I used to live in "palestine" for 9 years of my life!

[phatguy88]

one question. i tried to use the image thing and it wouldnt work. so i had to put in the url for people to click on it. how do i put the picture directly into the post?

[Dark Angel]

http://the.url.for.your.image

or if you're using html

&lt;img src="http://the.url.for.your.image"&gt;

[phatguy88]

no wonder. i was doing no wonder it wouldnt work lol

[Dark Angel]

My mistake... You're right.

It should be [image]...

Are you sure you're making your post by selecting the "using UBBCOde" option?

[phatguy88]

i was using instant ubb code. the thing in green next to gremlins when your posting. ill use html.

[NaDa]

Am so glad i decided to be back home for few days! Otherwise, seeing these pics wud have made me even more Home sick.

Gr8 pics guys <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

msabiu, that is some kind of building on the Riyam Park. I have no idea what its for but I can tell you that a high school friend's dad had a hand in designing it. <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Can anyone label my pictures?


Morbid, please avoid chit chatting.
(Its amazing how, being Palestinian herself, Morbid puts her country's name under inverted commas)

[Hey_U]

chitchi, The pictures you posted are of : Riyam Park Tower, Bustan Palace Hotel Beach, Al Qurum Beach mountains, Wadi Al-Kabeer roundabout and finally Dar Al Alam Palace. The fourth picture could be from the interior towns, not Muscat.

Look at this picture, I know where it is, Let me check how good you know Muscat.

<img src="http://www.traveljournals.net/upload/00032809a.jpg">


<img src="http://www.traveljournals.net/upload/00032801a.jpg">

first one: crown plaza.
second: Sawaadi? Crown plaza again?

[Hey_U]

You got it right, both scenes from Crown Plaze.The pictures were taken when the place was very quite and peaceful (apart of wednesday and Thursday nights) until the new road was introduced. Now it's mainly a place for flirts and hunters!

Is the second picture taken from the terrace in Shiraz?

[msabiu]

thank U chitchi!