![Sultan Qaboos' Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674686.P1010226.jpg) Sultan Qaboos' Palace |
![Mutrah corniche](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674687.P1010023.jpg) Mutrah corniche |
![Big house on the corniche](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674688.P1010027.jpg) Big house on the corniche |
![I just liked this sign](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674689.P1010038.jpg) I just liked this sign |
![And the colors of the bus stops](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674690.P1010041.jpg) And the colors of the bus stops |
![In the alleys of Mutrah](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674691.P1010053.jpg) In the alleys of Mutrah |
![Kitsch](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674692.P1010069.jpg) Kitsch |
![Roundabout statuary](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674693.P1010071.jpg) Roundabout statuary |
![I'm not exagerating: Sultan Qaboos' pictures hangs on every single street post in the Sultanate of Oman](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674694.P1010073.jpg) I'm not exagerating: Sultan Qaboos' pictures hangs on every single street post in the Sultanate of Oman |
![The road to Muscat](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674697.P1010079.jpg) The road to Muscat |
![The corniche](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674698.P1010094.jpg) The corniche |
![Another corniche shot](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674699.P1010101.jpg) Another corniche shot |
![Behind the souq](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674700.P1010128.jpg) Behind the souq |
![Pink Floyd graffitti In the Sultanate of Oman](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674701.P1010147.jpg) Pink Floyd graffitti In the Sultanate of Oman |
![Behind the souq](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674702.P1010162.jpg) Behind the souq |
![Shoot the American](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674703.P1010165.jpg) Shoot the American |
![Right next to the mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674704.P1010170.jpg) Right next to the mosque |
![Archways in Muscat. Mosaic of Mr. Qaboos](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674705.P1010190.jpg) Archways in Muscat. Mosaic of Mr. Qaboos |
![These little girls had henna on the arms that was amazing](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674706.P1010195.jpg) These little girls had henna on the arms that was amazing |
![Well, Caryn, what can you say? Even in the Sultanate](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674707.P1010198.jpg) Well, Caryn, what can you say? Even in the Sultanate |
![Bored Muscatians](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674708.P1010200.jpg) Bored Muscatians |
![The back of Sultan Qaboos' house](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674709.P1010218.jpg) The back of Sultan Qaboos' house |
![The ugly American](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674988.P1010222.jpg) The ugly American |
![Chez Qaboos](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674989.P1010229.jpg) Chez Qaboos |
![Roundabout Statuary](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674990.P1010243.jpg) Roundabout Statuary |
![The Good Sultan](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674991.P1010253.jpg) The Good Sultan |
![Omanis are known for their compliance](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674992.P1010259.jpg) Omanis are known for their compliance |
![The houses are nearly completely unadorned, but they paint their doors so beautifully](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674993.P1010261.jpg) The houses are nearly completely unadorned, but they paint their doors so beautifully |
![See](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674994.P1010263.jpg) See |
![This guy is dressed as a footballer: Ruwi, the neighborhood this was taken in, was about to play an important game](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674997.P1010268.jpg) This guy is dressed as a footballer: Ruwi, the neighborhood this was taken in, was about to play an important game |
![You can see on the rial an upside down pic. of Mr. Qaboos](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674998.P1010270.jpg) You can see on the rial an upside down pic. of Mr. Qaboos |
![Plaid](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23674999.P1010274.jpg) Plaid |
![Perhaps the commonest sight in the Perian Gulf: Indians lining up to use a phone](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675000.P1010280.jpg) Perhaps the commonest sight in the Perian Gulf: Indians lining up to use a phone |
![This woman was bargaining hard](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675001.P1010282.jpg) This woman was bargaining hard |
![Shia mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675002.P1010286.jpg) Shia mosque |
![Little dress](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675003.P1010291.jpg) Little dress |
![Scowling infant](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675004.P1010298.jpg) Scowling infant |
![As you can see, the scowl is a permanent feature of her face](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23720625.P1010299.jpg) As you can see, the scowl is a permanent feature of her face |
![Alleyway](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675005.P1010302.jpg) Alleyway |
![This was supposedly an old part of town, very old. I went to go looking, but was told I was not allowed.](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675006.P1010313.jpg) This was supposedly an old part of town, very old. I went to go looking, but was told I was not allowed. |
![u36/spoonbender/medium/23675007.P1010322.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675007.P1010322.jpg) |
![He decorates these poles outside his house for the Imam Hussain, he told me.](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675008.P1010326.jpg) He decorates these poles outside his house for the Imam Hussain, he told me. |
![Old Mutrah](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675009.P1010329.jpg) Old Mutrah |
![Is it just me, or do these goats look scary?Note that there's one in the window](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675010.P1010334.jpg) Is it just me, or do these goats look scary? Note that there's one in the window |
![Cute little girl climbing on a rock](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675011.P1010335.jpg) Cute little girl climbing on a rock |
![I had a such a blast wandering these alleys](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675046.P1010336.jpg) I had a such a blast wandering these alleys |
![This guy had the greatest smile, and I begged him to show it, but having his picture taken was too serious an event](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675047.P1010339.jpg) This guy had the greatest smile, and I begged him to show it, but having his picture taken was too serious an event |
![See the little girl?](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675048.P1010342.jpg) See the little girl? |
![See her now?She was having a blast, screaming her head off. Then her mother and sister came home, and snuck up on her.](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675049.P1010343.jpg) See her now? She was having a blast, screaming her head off. Then her mother and sister came home, and snuck up on her. |
![Muscat Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23675050.P1010352.jpg) Muscat Airport |
![Kitsch](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23720626.P1010244.jpg) Kitsch |
![The archway to Muscat](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23720627.P1010182.jpg) The archway to Muscat |
![The corniche. In the upper left you can see the giant incense burner statue](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23720628.P1010174.jpg) The corniche. In the upper left you can see the giant incense burner statue |
![The bay, an old dhow](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23720629.P1010103.jpg) The bay, an old dhow |
![Big old fort. I think it's a police station now](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23720630.P1010098.jpg) Big old fort. I think it's a police station now |
![The giant incense burner statue from its base](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23720631.P1010085.jpg) The giant incense burner statue from its base |
![The giant incense burner from the corniche](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23720632.P1010067.jpg) The giant incense burner from the corniche |
![Old Mutrah](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23720676.P1010059.jpg) Old Mutrah |
![Corniche porch](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/spoonbender/medium/23720677.P1010030.jpg) Corniche porch |