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Monday, May 16, 2005

Oman - Day Tour

Here are my last few pictures of Oman.. Many of these pictures are from a day trip drive with two of my dear cousins.

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I was told that this mosque has the world's largest chandelier as well as the worlds largest carpet.. hehe. I was going to check it out..

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I thought this mosque looked like it had a Turkish design.

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I believe this is a picture of Muscat.. It is the capital city of Oman and a fairly large port city.

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The thing in the distance is a giant incense burner..

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Here's another one, inside a roundabout..

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We decided to check out the Souq Al-Muttrahh.. I think that's what it was called.. It was cool.. I found some old british antique stuff.. like field glasses from 1912.. but then I saw some more down a few stalls.. that were identical heheh.. I ended up buying a nice, red cane.

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I think these are forts that were built by either the Portuguese or British..

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British sailors used to inscribe the names of their ships... do you see?

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This sign literally means Castle of the World Street.. or something close to that..

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Maybe the guy making these signs was replaced.. ?

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Here's one of the palaces of the Sultan of Oman.. they call him Qaaboos

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Here's the gardener appreciating his work I guess..

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As you can see, security is of utmost importance..

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After checkin out the palace, souq, forts, etc.. we naturally headed towards the auto junkyard/repair areas.. it was cool.

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We then headed towards some big hotel.. called Bustan or Bustani.. I can't remember..

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