Comments(0) After the tour of the Mosque we went to the fish and vegetable market. We were a bit late in the day, close to lunchtime so missed most of the action. I did notice different kinds of fish than what we get in Kuwait, don’t ask me to name them though.
Some colouful people in the market.
Comments(0) Comments(0) Comments(0) I’ll start posting about it each day some images. If you click on any images you can go to the full gallery on Flickr.
First we did a city tour of Muscat and the highlight is the Grand Mosque.
The main musalla (prayer hall) is square (external dimensions 74.4 x 74.4 metres) with a central dome rising to a height of fifty metres above the floor.
Largest chandelier in the world 8.5 tons, 8 m diameter with 1200 lights.
Comments(0) Comments(0) I guess they never heard of prey drive!
Don’t turn your back on a predator that’s top of the food chain!
Comments(0) Though clearly it can carry a lot but I get it will run out of gas pretty quick.
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Note after this clip the other videos that start playing automatically are trashy.
Comments(0) Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.
Bill Gates, Time Magazine, January 13, 1996
US computer software designer & industrialist (1955 - )
From: Quote Details: Bill Gates: Just in terms of… - The Quotations Page
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The king is quoted as saying that “with God’s help we will meet our brethren from other religions, including those who believe in the Torah and in the Gospel, in order to find ways to defend humanity.”
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