hello all:
first official post from "in country."
we arrived safely yesterday morning just shy of noon and slept until 8 pm-ish. the trip from london to toronto to abu dhabi to muscat to nizwa had us pretty tired and our eyes kept closing at quite unexpected moments.
we were picked up at the muscat airport by a kind gentleman named khalif (early disclaimer - excuse the spelling of peoples' names from me on this blog. they sound one way, are written another way and then are my interpretation of them!) who works in the human resources department at the university of nizwa. also with us was the kind dr. alyoob from india.
the journey between muscat and nizwa is about an hour long, very scenic (we didn't take pictures and the like as our eyes kept closing) and we will probably be doing it frequently.
i realized on the journey that mountains in the desert are more unique than forested ones. most forested ones you merely see trees and the like. in the desert you see the true shapes and scars from millions of years of growth. these are my opinions anyway...
the 3 star hotel we are staying at is quite modest and not quite what we had hoped for, but whatever. the beds are comfortable and there is an internet lounge in the basement (where i am writing you from) and a room with billiards, foozball tables, and an air hockey table as well. thats fun - isnt it?
dinner last night was a chicken shawarma with hommos and veggie salad. mmmmm
our computers need adapters and therefore are not working currently, but when they do i will post some pics and the like.
stay tuned for further adventures.
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This is neat! I've been cutting and pasting into Google all morning long, learning about Muskat, Nizwa and about Oman in general.
The previous posts were mine but I was having trouble with them posting under an ID I havent used in ages so, I deleted them.
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