Hi, sorry for the lack of posts this month, ME and I traveled home for most of August. ME spent most of her time in Saginaw working. I was in Bryn Mawr with family and doing maintenance on our house.…
Konstanz
Before returning to the US in August, ME and I went to Konstanz Germany to visit with relatives. Konstanz is a beautiful town on the Bodensee. The Bodensee is a large lake in the middle of Europe surrounded by Germany,…
Salat – Prayers
The call to prayer, before you read any further click here and listen to the call to prayer while reading the rest of the post. When we first arrived in January, the weather was fine, we were able to open…
Ramadan Mubarak
Ramadan Mubarak is also used as a greeting when meeting family, friends and colleagues during Ramadan, means Happy Ramadan or Ramadan the blessed month. I want to start this post with mentioning the 5 Pillars of Islam. A lot of what…
Oman – souq and snorkeling
We also went on two other excursions while staying in Muscat. One morning we went on a 2 hour snorkeling trip and in the late afternoon we went to the famous Mutrah Souq. The Mutrah Souq is one of the…
Oman – Tour around Muscat
In Muscat there are no metered taxis only unmetered taxis. In most countries you are told NOT to take unmetered cabs because they will usually ripe you off. In Oman it is just the opposite. All of the taxi destinations…
Oman – Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
While staying at the Al Bustan Palace we took several excursions to check out some of the sites around Muscat. One of the trips was to see the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. Completed in 2001 this incredible display of modern…