The Old Souk
Muscat is amazing. In the souk in Muttrah (by the port in side the gates) one can find a collection of delights. The coffee shops just outside serve anything from blended mint lemonade to all beef hot dog sandwiches (no pork here). You can look at the old but very active port as you refresh before a few hours of shopping.
The new and old souk now merge into one large block connected by small allies. It is possible to get lost, but not for long, because if you ask a local to help you they will tell you what passage to take to get back to the center and main ally.
The photo to the right is one view outside the Muttrah souk. Two traditional Omani fishing boats are on display in the port.
Below are the purchases I made at the latest souk adventure.
One of the other teachers here took Sara, Zach and I to the plant souk. (Sara and Zach are two of my buddies here, we have done nearly everything together. In fact the boat photo is Sara's photo.) The plant souk is a long stretch in of nurseries in Seeb, west of where I live.To the left, the moment of purchase at the plant souk. The photo was taken by our host who had made us tacos for dinner complete with plain tortillia chips. Yes!
3 comments:
Hey,
Been thinking of you. Glad you made it. Pete wants to know if you can find Colombian coffee. I want to know if you can find lefse. P & K
I am so glad you have a blog! I will be reading all about you now. Glad that you are settling in and getting to know your area. I can't wait to hear about it.
ooo those are good ones Pete and Cathy. I think I saw some columbian coffe. but lefse, that will be more of a challenge. heh, hehe
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