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Interesting about the food here in Muscat.
Two dishes no cutlery.
Two dishes only spoon + fork.
A few dishes, they put huge sheet covering table.
I guess culture is to eat with hands.
Or on the floor.
Of course, very tricky for me, with no teeth.
Didn't want to offend, so proceeded as normal.
I've tasted so many different cuisines from different countries.
Spoke to a few Omani locals. They said around 7M people in Oman, but only 3M local Omani.
Tasted dishes from;
Omani, Indian, Pakistani, Turkish, Afgan, Lebanese.
Running out of days to taste a bit of every cuisine.
What an evening journey.
Went to ATM didn't work with backup card.
Walked and walked, found second ATM and it worked.
75 minutes that took.
Nice cooler evening breeze.
Muscat mountain shining bright
Just typical.
Found out lost my pre paid debit card.
Its a metal card, falls out of my RFID wallet easily.
Probably wasn't paying attention enough on holiday.
Least app works to freeze the card.
Money safe, and transferred to back up pre paid card
That was an incredible person.
Just had dinner at Turkish restaurant.
Got up to pay, and vendor said, guy in front of you already paid for it.
Such a nice gesture, that I was unaware of.
Ran outside to thank that person, but probably a random person.
Forgot my phone on the table, ran back for it.
Oman so pleasant
Just had a misstep with the taxi payment.
Started the taxi. Then added on card payment, only accepted cash.
Had not enough on me.
Taxi driver drove around for a while, looking for ATM.
Then we drove back, got atm.
And gave driver a little extra for the hassle
Sight to behold.
Line of shops open cooking outside on a grill.
The smells, aromas. Incredible.
That was a nice touch.
Decided on omani coffee.
Vendor said take a seat, I'll bring it over. Sound.
Then local omani waiting in line. Sat at my table for a brief chat whilst he waited for his order.
Such nice people.
Stepping out of my comfort zone.
Just had a Thai massage.
What an experience.
Stiff, cracked bones, felt old age, lol.
For which I am.
Great value.
What a day.
What a holiday.
Shabib, is a taxi driver from OTaxi, friendly guy.
Don't forget GPU prices going up soon too, thanks to the AI push
Right outside my front door, sand dunes
Didn't just realise until now when shaving.
My arm is quite red from the sun.
The other arm is slightly red.
Was too tired yesterday - no sleep, and this morning to notice.
Now I have, suncream on the arms as well as my face now.
Enjoying the constant Muscat sunshine.
The people you meet.
Makes you feel welcome in a new country.
Whilst in the taxi with a random person - friend of driver.
Looks like I'll get a custom tour of all the sights tomorrow.
Incredible.
Went to the evening souq.
Got some fragrance oils.
Stocked up.
Thought I was roped into the shop. But the next lane was full if fragrance shops.
Didn't matter.
What s maze, tiny lanes. What a history.
Burning incense, burning frackensense.
What an aroma
Tasted some omani sweets.
Different.
Nougat, and then like chocolate toffee jelly like mixture.
Interesting
