Tony Walsh – author on Oman & Arabia
Muscat the modern capital of Omanis set between the Sea of Oman and Hajar Mountains.
With a Board of Trustees which includes a couple of US Secretaries of State, a Queen, and innumerable ‘others’ the Aspen Institute is a high profile organization based in the United States.
Later 2011 it will be hosted by Oman’s Royal Opera House when they open the “Aspen Creative Arts World Summit” . This opening season for the Royal Opera House in Oman will have an extraordinary program – including
Fairuz, José Carreras, Placido Domingo.
Bringing a splash of colour into Muscat a Kathryn Wilson, art exhibition
in Al Araimi Complex Muscat.
Working in Dubai as an art and photography teacher she graduated from Oxford University as a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and for her exhibition showed paintings inspired by the scale and drama of Oman.
Not only inspired by Oman but her paintings are ideal for the large rooms and cool interiors of many of Muscats new houses.
with a little extra
Yesterday we had a Partial Solar Eclipse in Oman.
Travelling for some Oman Holidays from France Theirry Legault knew just the time and it was then ‘simply’ a question of finding the right place to get this amazing picture. Continue reading “Partial Solar Eclipse in Oman and the Space Station crossing in front of the sun“
for 2011
For the start of 2011 there are lots of calendars on Oman to choose from. A couple have front pages with my photos on .
at Bait al Baranda
I enjoyed the opening of a brief exhibition of paintings by the artist David Willis at Muscat’s Bait al Baranda.
Many of the paintings Continue reading “Artist David Willis Exhibition in Muscat”
It always nice to have visitors
and this trip was with Continue reading “Words and Wadis in Oman”
in my building
Each year in Muscat and the rest of Oman the Hindu population celebrates Diwali. Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to show the triumph of good over evil.
In the building where I live there are several Indian families and it was nice to see the lamps at the door of one family – hopefully protecting the whole building .
in time for National Day
The Loaloat Al Behar which was the yacht for Sultan Qaboos is again in Mina Qaboos in Oman. The boat looks quite striking against the blue sea, and though its difficult to say at this distance – the Continue reading “Loaloat Al Behar at Mina Qaboos”
is getting closer
There are three chains of petrol station in Muscat
For the National Day on 18th November two have pictures of Continue reading “National Day 2010 Oman”
a spectacular event to look forward to
I’m really looking forward to the World Fireworks Championships which will be held on Continue reading “Oman World Fireworks Championships”
to the Ritz Carlton, Muscat
This year is the 25th anniversary of Al Bustan’s opening;
and perhaps not by coincidence – it will be the last Continue reading “Al Bustan Palace to become Ritz Carlton”
overlooking the sea
We took a trip to Sifah Oman where a small new sea-food restaurant has opened.
over 20 years ago
In the days when I was able to stroll across the Sultan Qaboos highway carrying a mini fort; Lego kindly made a Lego-brick version of the first feature that a visitor arriving in Muscat in the mid 1980’s saw, for our Lego in Oman show.
The company I had arrived in Oman to manage needed to differentiate itself from other toy retailers (and importers and wholesalers), and, for me, Lego would support that differentiation – and we, in turn, would enable Lego to have greater market penetration in Oman, and hopefully more sales as a result.
That first feature was the fort-like clock-tower on the roundabout at Seeb International Airport. Continue reading “LEGO IN OMAN Lego made us a great scale model of the Clock Tower on the Airport Roundabout in Muscat“
winter 2010 programme
Oman’s Royal Opera House is expected to open during the winter 2011.
Whetting our appetite for the type of events they will hold is an eclectic programme for Oman’s Royal Opera House for the season through to December 2010 . They will be held in other theatres in Muscat until it opens.
during a stopover in Muscat
A few days stopover during long distance flight via Oman is a great way to make the journey more comfortable – and see a new country (if you haven’t come before) .
Over a couple of days Oman tour we journeyed up to Oman’s mountain heights where in cooler air we took a nice wadi walk.
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