Watchtowers of Muscat

There are many watchtowers in Muscat.  Just take a drive and see how many you can spot, perched up on rocky outcrops surveying the surrounds.

This particular watchtower (restored Portuguese) isn’t particularly large or exciting, containing all of two cannons and nothing else, but the steep climb is worth the spectacular views both back towards Mutrah and out across the next bay towards Old Muscat.… Read the rest

Mutrah Souq

Mutrah Souq is a delight to the senses, a chaotic mix of sights, sounds and smells.  Enter from the Corniche, near the traffic lights where pedestrians can safely cross over and make your way up the main covered corridor.  Be sure to look up as there are a couple of spectacular colored ceilings, both glass and wood.… Read the rest