Muscat: Fort Mirani
Muscat: Fort Jalali
Muscat: The Sultan´s Palace
Muscat: The Sultan Quaboos Grand Mosque
Matrah: Der Hyrbour of Muscat. The Souq is located here (see bolow)
The Souq of Matrah is one of the nicest in Arabia. Of course we had
to get the local dresses here.
In the gardens of the Al Bustan Palace Hotel
Impressing view from the Hadjar mountains towards Al Bustan
On the way we regularly we passed some nice looking oasis.
We visited one of the oasis: Really picturesque, old castles and watering
channels in palmtree forrests.
On the way to Nizwa
Nizwa is a pretty big oasis (8 km) along 2 wadis. It has been the capital
of Oman in the 6th and 7th century.
View on Fort Nizwa and the Mosque.
Fort Nizwa: View through a window of the Fort towards the Oasis.