Category Archives: Scenes of Oman

What a lucky person I am to be living here!  Snoopy and I finally went for a walk on the beach again… it was so good to be by the water and the ocean breezes. The humidity is up now, … Continue reading →

About 50 km south-east of Sur, is the Ras al Jinz nature reserve.  It is a nice drive, past blue, blue ocean and interesting mountains, and also an acacia forest, with trees about 100 meters apart! The reserve was established … Continue reading →

Last week, my friend Sue and I went down to Ral Al Jinz to see the nesting turtles.  She was visiting from Kuwait during Spring break, and had never been there. Leaving poor David all alone with the cat and … Continue reading →

We went to a performance of the Muscat Symphony Orchestra Wednesday night.  First, here is what the official Facebook page says about the symphony and its history.  Then I’ll tell you my story. “In 1985 His Majesty directed that a … Continue reading →

runs for a month (mostly February) in two locations…. Qurum Park and Naseem Park which is just out of Muscat.  We finally made it there one night near the end of it’s run… and I wished we’d made it sooner … Continue reading →

One day last month, after visiting Nakhal Fort, we ventured just a bit down the narrow twisting road to Ayn A’Thawarah – a small hot springs which originates in Jebel Nakhal.  Ayn means “spring” and thawarah means “boiling”, but the … Continue reading →

Before I begin, I’ll let you know that rather than fight to get a few photos to sit properly in the text, at the end, I’ll include a slide show of pretty much what I’ve just described.  That way I … Continue reading →

After leaving Nizwa, we drove back up into the mountains.  Along the way, we saw the requisite towers – there is one on almost every hill in Oman, it seems.   We saw scary, winding roads (tracks) up into the … Continue reading →