Welcome to Muscat in Oman

This morning we sailed in from the Arabian Sea and arrived in Muscat, Oman. This is a small country slightly larger than Italy but with a poppulation of only 3 million. First impressions was that it was very clean and a fantastic place to visit. Being a Muslim country we had some strict rules to follow. Men had to wear long trousers and long sleeve shirts. Ladies had to be very modest indeed consisting of long trousers to the ankle or long skirts, blouses had to have long sleeves and head scarves if visiting any Mosques. In our information pack we were also made aware that if we were eating ashore we were informed not to use our left hand! This is the unclean hand if you catch the drift. Unfortunately Carol is left handed so we thought we better not eat out. Great Suqs/markets where the quality of the silk and garments is unbelievable, Carol was wishing she kept her shopping for here as you could go mad with colours and choices, needless to say she did buy something and so did i, but all will be revealed later!