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seeking “the essence of Muscat” on a steamy 42 degree day

07 Friday Jun 2013

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Al Alam Palace, Al Khuwair, Al Riyam Park, Crowne Plaza, Middle East, Muscat, Muscat Gate Museum, Oman, Qurum Beach, Ruwi, Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

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Friday, June 7:  Today, I meet up with Mario near the Costa Coffee at Qurum Beach.  We plan to go on a photo shoot of Muscat to capture “the essence” of the Sultanate’s capital city.

Qurum Beach is a popular area for both tourists and locals.  The little shopping center near the Intercontinental Hotel is quite a hub of activity, especially Costa Coffee, a hot spot which sits at a strategic people-watching corner overlooking the beach.

ice cream cone in front of Costa Coffee on Qurum Beach

ice cream cone in front of Costa Coffee on Qurum Beach

view of Qurum Beach from the Costa Coffee and mall terrace

view of Qurum Beach from the Costa Coffee and mall terrace

view of Qurum Beach

view of Qurum Beach

Costa Coffee, where people sit to people-watch

Costa Coffee, where people sit to people-watch

a crepe restaurant

a crepe restaurant

wall of crepe restaurant

wall of crepe restaurant

We end up capturing only a few icons of Muscat because of the extreme heat (42 degrees) and high humidity.  Getting in and out of the oven of Mario’s car and walking around blinded by salty sweat dripping into our eyes and down our backs is not a pleasant experience, but Mario keeps reminding me: “What’s the worse that can happen?  So what, we’re sweating.  That’s the worst, right?”  And so we go: starting from the east on the harbor side of Al Alam Palace and working our way west, making a stop at Muscat Gate on the way.

view toward Mutrah from Ruwi

view toward Mutrah from Ruwi

Ruwi

Ruwi

Ruwi

Ruwi

Our first stop is at Muscat Gate Museum. The museum is closed, but we walk around and over the gate.  Opened in January 2001, the museum contains displays about Oman’s history from the Neolithic times to the present. I’ve never been inside the museum, but apparently it has a number of special exhibits on Muscat’s water springs, the ancient wells, underground channels, the souqs, houses, mosques, harbors and forts (Wikipedia: Muscat Gate Museum).

Muscat Gate

Muscat Gate

Muscat Gate

Muscat Gate

marigolds at Muscat Gate

zinnias at Muscat Gate

view of the Al Riyam Incense Burner from Muscat Gate

view of the Al Riyam Incense Burner from Muscat Gate

View from Muscat Gate

View from Muscat Gate

View of watchtower from Muscat Gate

View of watchtower from Muscat Gate

historic sign about Muscat

historic sign about Muscat

minaret

minaret

Al Alam Palace is the ceremonial palace of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos.  The palace was built by Imam Sultan bin Ahmed, the 7th direct grandfather of the current Sultan.  The existing palace, which has a facade of gold and blue, was rebuilt as a royal residence in 1972.  Visitors are not allowed inside the palace, despite the fact that His Majesty normally lives elsewhere in Oman. Al Alam Palace is surrounded by the Mirani and Jalali Forts, built in the 16th century by the Portuguese.

The Palace is used for official functions and receiving distinguished visitors and in January 2012, the Sultan received Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands at Al Alam Palace during her state visit to Oman (Wikipedia: Al Alam Palace).

I’ve visited Al Alam Palace several times while in Oman, but usually we come from the center of Muscaat, which has a long colonnaded approach and is quite picturesque.  I have heard there’s a back view, from the harbor, so today we go to the harbor side for pictures.  If you want to see the front view, you can check out this post: al alam palace in muscat.

Al Alam Palace from the harbor side

Al Alam Palace from the harbor side

fort and government buildings in Muscat

fort and government buildings in Muscat

government buildings in Muscat

government buildings in Muscat

Al Alam Palace from the back gate

Al Alam Palace from the back gate

fort near Al Alam Palace

fort near Al Alam Palace

Al-Riyam Park is along the coastal road and is a leafy park with a small fun fair and an ornamental incense burner adorning a rocky crag.

Incense burner in Al Riyam Park

Incense burner in Al Riyam Park

Watchtower near Riyam Park

Watchtower near Riyam Park

Watchtower

Watchtower

Incense burner

Incense burner

Incense burner of Riyam Park

Incense burner of Riyam Park

I want to stop and photograph a small mosque I always pass on the highway between Qurum and Ruwi.  We stop but the view from the ground is much less impressive than the view from the highway, which sits above the mosque.  Too bad it’s impossible to stop along the highway for photos.

the mosque on the way from Qurum to Ruwi

the mosque on the way from Qurum to Ruwi

mosque

mosque

The Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque (جامع السلطان سعيـد بن تيمور) was built in the memory of the father of Sultan Qaboos in 1999.  It sits off a roundabout in Al Khuwair near the Radisson Blu Hotel and the Technical College. The mosque is built in the style of Ottoman mosques which are found in Turkey. Sadly, Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque is not open to non-Muslims.  (Oman Tripper: Muscat’s Ten Most Beautiful Mosques)

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque, fashioned after Istanbul's Hagia Sophia

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque, fashioned after Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

flowers in a garden near Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

flowers in a garden near Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

flower garden at Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

flower garden at Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Here’s a video of the mosque during the Friday call to prayer, with a backdrop of screeching cicadas.

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

Sultan Said bin Taimur Mosque

We end the night with an Iranian meal at the Shiraz Restaurant at the Crowne Plaza, at the opposite end of Qurum Beach from where we started.  We meet our friend David, whose birthday is today, along with his friend and colleague, Janice, who’s from Marin, California.

the view of Qurum from the Crowne Plaza

the view of Qurum from the Crowne Plaza

view from the Crowne Plaza

view from the Crowne Plaza

I’m exhausted from our hot day, so I stay overnight at my favorite go-to hotel in Muscat: Safeer Suites, near Medinat Sultan Qaboos.  It’s really nice not to have to drive back home to Nizwa, as it’s a long tedious drive.  However, it’s money I certainly don’t like to spend.  Muscat hotels are not cheap. I’ve been saving like crazy for my month in Spain and Portugal and I really don’t want to part with any money in Oman unless absolutely necessary.  🙂

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an evening in muscat: al alam palace, mutrah souq & the silk route

06 Sunday Jan 2013

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Al Alam Palace, Medinat Sultan Qaboos, Muscat, Muttrah Souq, Oman, Silk Route

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Sunday, January 6:  Al Alam Palace (“Flag Palace”) in Muscat is one of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos‘s six royal residences in Oman, and apparently the most important.

Al Alam Palace

Al Alam Palace

We walk up the long pedestrian boulevard between two arcaded colonnades, and the boys find themselves with the urge to do handstands in front of the palace.

Adam does a handstand in front of Al Alam Palace
Adam does a handstand in front of Al Alam Palace
Alex does a handstand in front of Al Alam Palace
Alex does a handstand in front of Al Alam Palace

The palace was built in 1972 and is a flashy example of modern Islamic design, with two wings attached to a central cube-like building with a flat roof, supported by blue and gold flared columns.

Al Alam Palace behind its iron gates

Al Alam Palace behind its iron gates

The palace isn’t open to the public, but it’s fun to come here at different times of year to see the colorful palace with its rotating flower gardens in the foreground. Last time I came here, yellow, red and pink marigolds framed the entry to the palace; this time terraces of lavender, pink, violet and white impatiens are in bloom.

impatiens in bloom in front of the palace
impatiens in bloom in front of the palace
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Adam & Alex in front of Al Alam Palace
Adam & Alex in front of Al Alam Palace
Adam, Mike and Alex
Adam, Mike and Alex
Alex in the colonnaded arcade
Alex in the colonnaded arcade
Adam in the arcade
Adam in the arcade

We walk around the grounds where we see a large complex of white government buildings.  On a stony hill to the right are the original city walls snaking up the hill, punctuated with three watchtowers glowing in the waning light.

the old city walls

the old city walls

On our way out, we pass by a pretty mosque with colorful stained glass windows.

a mosque with pretty stained glass windows

a mosque with pretty stained glass windows

We head to Mutrah, where we wander along the corniche and then into the alleyways of the souq.  None of us are really looking to buy anything, but Mike does buy a small incense burning kit.  We just enjoy watching the people and looking at all the enticing things for sale.

along Mutrah corniche
along Mutrah corniche
the harbor viewed from Mutrah corniche
the harbor viewed from Mutrah corniche
entering Mutrah Souq
entering Mutrah Souq
pretty trinkets
pretty trinkets
incense burners
incense burners
Aladdin's lamps?
Aladdin’s lamps?

After our wanderings, we head to Medinat Sultan Qaboos to The Silk Route for dinner.  The Silk Route is a pan-Asian restaurant, and we are surprised when they bring out an iPad menu for each of us.  We can scroll through the menu, enlarge the photos of the food, and then add our order to a shopping cart.  We are certainly impressed by this nice touch, and we enjoy playing around for quite some time with these fun menus.  After we order, the waiter comes by to double-check our order, and then we have a fabulous meal of Shrimp Pad Thai, vegetable noodles, basil cauliflower and sweet & sour vegetables.

Adam checks out the iPad menu at The Silk Route
Adam checks out the iPad menu at The Silk Route
Mike & Adam at The Silk Route
Mike & Adam at The Silk Route
Alex and his iPad menu
Alex and his iPad menu
Alex and me :-)
Alex and me 🙂

After dinner, I sadly have to drive back to Nizwa, while the boys spend the night at Safeer Suites.  They plan to go to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque tomorrow, but as I’ve been there already, I won’t go with them. Some of us have to work, after all. 🙂

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a-z archive: z! challenge (zinnias)

26 Tuesday Jun 2012

Posted by nomad, interrupted in A-Z Photo Challenge, Al Alam Palace, Muscat, Oman

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Tuesday, June 26: This week’s topic for our A-Z ARCHIVE Tuesday’s photo challenge: the letter “Z”: introduce one photo of your own archive with a “Z” keyword for example Zoo or ZigZag – Zeppelin – Zen – Zombie – Zeus – Zip up, Zip-fastener, zipper – Zebra – Zorro – Zoom – Zakynthos – Zemanta etc.Here are some zinnias for this week’s challenge.  These are in front of the Sultan’s palace, Al Alam Palace, in Muscat.

Zinnias in front of Al Alam Palace in Muscat, Oman

zinnias!!!

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al alam palace in muscat

12 Thursday Apr 2012

Posted by nomad, interrupted in Al Alam Palace, Daegu, Middle East, Muscat, Oman

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Thursday, April 12: This evening I visited Al Alam Palace, the most important of the six royal residences of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos which are spread around Muscat, Salalah and Sohar. I was really happy that I visited as the sun was setting; the colors were beautiful.

the pedestrian boulevard leading to Al Alam Palace

The palace, which has a contemporary Islamic facade of gold and blue, was built as a royal residence in 1972. It has two long wings centered on a colorful box-like central building.  Flared extravagant blue and gold columns support its overhanging roof. In front are ornate wrought iron gates and multicolored gardens.

the Sultan’s palace through the wrought-iron gates

the blue and gold Al Alam Palace, through the gates

a rainbow of flowers and the Sultan’s palace

the three watchtowers of Jalali Fort with a football game going on in the forefront

rainbows of flowers at the palace

Visitors are not allowed inside the palace, despite the fact that His Majesty normally lives elsewhere in Oman.  Nonetheless, it is an inviting area to walk and take photos. It has an impressive pedestrian boulevard framed by two arcaded colonnades.  Highly polished marble stretches as far as the eye can see.  Al Alam Palace is surrounded by the Mirani and Jalali Forts, built in the 16th century by the Portuguese, as well as the original city walls and three watchtowers up on a rocky hillside.

the palace as night falls

One of the colonnaded arcades leading to the palace, looking away from the palace

I love these cool bushes lining the pedestrian walkway

The Palace is used for official functions and receiving distinguished visitors.  In January 2012, the Sultan received Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands at Al Alam Palace during her state visit to Oman.  According to the Dutch Daily News: The visit “comes within the context of the advanced bilateral relations and reflects the keenness of the leaders of Oman and The Netherlands to foster the interests of their peoples”, a Diwan of Royal Court statement said. The Dutch Daily News: Queen Beatrix Visits Oman.

one of the flower gardens around the Sultan’s palace

I was happy to visit the Sultan’s palace.  I honestly didn’t even know there was one until some colleagues at work told me about it on Wednesday… 🙂

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A blog full of humorous and poignant observations.

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