Oman Part 2 in Pictures

Well, I loved Oman so much I went back! This time with a different friend and we drove the 5 hours instead of flying. We also had a groupon for the Millennium Resort in Mussanah, so we stayed there, which is about a 1 hour drive from Muscat. I went back to the souk to finish my Christmas shopping, as well as get a couple items for myself that I had scoped out on the first trip. All of my family and friends are getting hand-made gifts this year that I found in Abu Dhabi, Oman, or Dubai..  They are mostly made in those places, but a couple were made in India and Turkey. I hope they like them, and I hope they make it to the USA in one piece!
Here are some pictures from my return trip:

Sultan's Palace Entrance:

 View from our hotel balcony:

 Out front of Sultan's Palace:

 Artistic Photography at the palace:

 Greenspace outside the palace:

 Palace entrance again:

 Outside the palace gates:

 Gold gatework:

By the Sea:

The Sultan's huge yacht:

Doesn't look so huge anymore!

The intricate design in the dome top of a park gazebo:

The gazebos in the parks:

Some more artistic photography:

 Fort atop a mountain:

 Walkway outside the palace:

 Artistic photography of Kirstin as we sat in a Thai restaurant on buffet day. This was before we ate. We had some sort of delicious peanut sauce dish. She was commenting how good it was and how tender the meat was. Hesitantly, I told her that the texture and taste of the meat reminded me of beef tongue. She got a disgusted look on her face.. We decided to ask the manager what meat it was.. Thank God it wasn't tongue, it was only intestines!!!!

 The amazing oil paintings I bought a the souk:

 A lantern that was handmade in India that I bought at the souk:

My lantern lit up (although blurry):

That's all.. until my next trip!!