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Oman

The hydrofoil leaves daily from Khasab on the Arabian Sea to Muscat on the Indian Ocean through the Straights of Hormuz.
Port of Muscat
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The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Entrance. I have no idea what I captured in the photo with the white feature. There was nothing in the hallway when I took the photo. That is really strange.
Our local guide Masoud in Musacat. Note the white ghost like figure to the left rear. In real time without the camera this object did not appear to the naked eye. ????
Entrances to the grounds of the Grand Mosque
The grounds were spectacular
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Men have a separate Prayer rooms from the women
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The chandeliers were spectacular
Each section of the massive Prayer rug is for an individual male to pray.
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The money that is spent on these large Mosques is hard to fathom.
Our Omani guide is Masoud Bin Nasser Bin Juma Al-Maskey in Muscat and the surrounding area for 5 days. He was excellent
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The angles within these buildings against the stark blue sky make them stand out even more
The tile work is finite to detail

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