Starting work on Monday meant
Janelle only had to put in 3 days before the weekend. The work week here is
Saturday to Wednesday as Friday is the holy day. We're still getting used to
thinking that Wednesday is the new Friday, literally! Work hours are 7 to 4,
and most people go home or to the Club for lunch.
It took a few days for the jet lag
to wear off and by the weekend (Wednesday night) we were both getting into more
of a routine. We've been able to swim in the ocean, run or go to the gym. Once
our air shipment arrives, we'll have our tennis rackets, snorkeling gear and
bikes! Every Wednesday night there is a 6k Fun Run through the camp so we
jumped right into that. Following the run people head down to the boat club for
drinks and dinner.
Thursday Jan 12 we decided to go
touring (we have a PDO pool car for the time being). Early morning we headed to
the Muttrah Souk (Central Market) which is the old part of Muscat. The souk is
the market area where you can buy anything from spices, to perfumes, to gold,
to all kinds of fabrics. As well as the souk, there is the fish market and many
tourists in this area. Tourism is something that the Sultan of Oman (Sultan
Qaboos bin Said) is working really hard to promote. All through Muscat there is
construction on-going to beautify and upgrade the parks, roads, sidewalks as
well as building a brand new international airport terminal. After spending the
morning touring the souk, we continued a driving tour of Muscat and stumbled
across the Sultan's old palace. We continued through Ruwi and ended up at a
small cafe called Tche Tche where people were smoking sheesha. The only thing
missing sitting in Tche Tche's which is situated along Beach road and has fantastic
views, is a cold beer, so off we went to the Crowne Plaza, one of the many
gorgeous hotels here.
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| Al Alam Palace (where Sultan Qaboos lives) |
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| View from the Crowne Plaza hotel |
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| Scenery not far from the Corniche |
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| At the Corniche, small Dhow (wooden boat) parked in the Harbor |
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| Muttrah - Central Old Muscat |
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| Gate to Muttrah |
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