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Oh Man...I am in Oman!

Our last 2 cruise stops have been in the country of , a sultanate situated on the SE tip of the Arabian Peninsula. It was neat to visit an obscure* country that I knew very little about before this trip. While we did little beside around, searching for internet, and what Della has affectionately dubbed 'Death Marches'*, it was nice to get at least a little bit of a feel for the place.

In , we took a very expensive* cab into town only to find, well, not much. I did find the prevalence of American with the names in Arabic to be rather interesting. At the McDonald's, Della snapped this of a bunch of fully covered ladies waiting in the "Ladies Only" line. What a clash of cultures!

In Salalah, we also go to go for a swim in the Arabian Sea. I was . At first Della, only dipped her feet in the . But in the end, she succumbed to the opportunity.

We found more amenable with clean streets, helpful signs, and a few things to see. The king's palace was . And I was able to complete my collection of Omani money* which has been a project of mine in each country we visit.

Who knows, someday I might it back to Oman. I know there is still a lot to see and I know it would be a pleasant time. But for now, I have a little bit more knowledge about a corner of the world I hardly imagined going to, and for me, that's pretty neat.

Wednesday December 23 2015

File under: travel, cruise

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on Thu 24th Dec, 2015 05:02 am EST Horge said:
Nice. I especially like their crosswalk sign. I also take notice of these things when I travel places, tough my favorite is to look at warning signs in the metros and re-imagine what they're trying to tell you. Like Rome's had something I can only imagine was a suggestion to pole-dance on the metro-doors.
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on Thu 24th Dec, 2015 05:00 pm EST Jule said:
Was the r in corn put in later?
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