Monthly Archives: November 2011

The beginning of November, we went on a 5 day road trip, and spent a full day in Dhofar on the road east of Mirbat (east of Salalah), in the south of Oman. We had never been east of Mirbat, … Continue reading →

Time for a short update on our situation. You may remember that David’s new assignment in Norway was set to begin December 1, and that most of our house was packed up for moving to Canada on Sept 29 and … Continue reading →

On our drive back to Muscat from Dhofar at the end of the Eid Al Adha holiday, we stopped in at the Frankincense Park.  It is one of four UNESCO sites in Oman. When we first pulled up, we didn’t … Continue reading →

In my haste to get the photos of the opera house published, I didn’t take proper time to tell you about the concert with Yo-Yo Ma and the London Philharmonic – sorry about that.  After all, that was the reason … Continue reading →

is all I can say!  The hall and the orchestra and Yo-Yo Ma. I was able to take a few photos inside, too, although not during the concert.  Still – let me tell you about the evening, and show you … Continue reading →

Tonight (Saturday), I am going to a concert at the new royal Opera House in Muscat.  The London Philharmonic Orchestra is playing, and the great cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, is the guest soloist.  The cello is my all-time favourite instrument – … Continue reading →