Dubai and Oman are not far from each other and both are real real “hot’. Landing in Dubai International was hard enough since the tower and ground controllers are talking non-stop plus the temperature were grueling 112 Degree F. Once I opened the cabin door, a heat wave came in even warmer then the inside cabin. On the way to hotel , I felt we were cooked medium rare. Oman was worse, not only hot, but humid. Camera fogged up right away. Impossible to take a photo outdoors. Some pictures I took in the hotel were right after wiping off the lense but still foggy. Not a time to visit these places now, I guess.
Sand dune bashing was arranged for us in Dubai. It was in the afternoon and the sunset Champagne toasting was pretty nice. By the way, shopping is over rated. The Hermes stores (2 of them) only have about 10 bags, no comparison to stores in Paris.
Oman was a very conservative Islamic country until about 20 years ago. The current Sudan ordered beautifying and modernizing the country. The Chedi is first class and beach front. But because it was so hot, I did not go to the beach nor the pool. It has beautiful Mosque and indoor souk. Famous for their ceremonial knifes and swords. Of course, we bought some. Leaving Oman airport was hard again. India will be hot again. Reporting at 46 degree C. Challenging.
One thing we realized is that airport handling should be a good business. We were charged for everything at a good price. All the radar communications, landing permits, process for landing permits, bag handling, customs clearance, fuels, fueling….. All that you can think of. General aviation in U.S. is really a good deal.
Approaching Dubai.
Inside suite of Burj Al Arab Hotel (meaning, Tower of Arab).
View from suite noting a tall niddle image is the tallest building in the world. Burj Khalifa. (again, Khalifa Tower).
View from room.
Ready for Dune Bashing.
No, he is not praying. This is our tour director taking picture.
Openning a bottle of Champagne.
Toasting to a beautiful sunset.
After a few drinks, they thought they have seen airplanes.
The plane, the plane..... These are the teenagers of our group.
Somewhere in Oman. Renee did not go to avoid the heat.
The Chedi in Muscat, Oman.
The two want-to-be Omani Ministers.
Traditional living room settings. Again, hotel staff were amused by Jeffrey.
great photos again! i love the wind pattern on the sand dunes. we used that motif for a project in qatar.
ReplyDeletejeffrey always has fun!