Here are some pictures of my trip back to France.
Firstly, the first part of the trip : Millau, Albi and Aigues-Mortes :
Then, Mauguio in my parent’s :
05/06/2009
01/05/2009
Trip to Dubaï (pictures)
In February, my company offered me to go spend the week-end in Dubai.
We stayed in a hotel in Dera. The hotel was ok but the hotel’s bar was full of prostitute. We did not expect that, but it was funny to have a look at this “business”.
We had dinner at the Radisson, fresh seafood, it was nice but quite expensive.
The following day, we walked in the old Dubai and went to main tourist venues (the Atlantis, Burj Dubai, shopping malls,…).
Dubai is like any major western city except it is located in the Middle East. I personally have not found much interest in he city.
Yes this is Dubai (it’s actually a shopping center, the mercato)
Inside the mercato
The Atlantis from Palm Jumairah
The Atlantis from seaside
These two pictures are from the Atlantis aquarium. The Atlantis is a luxury hotel in Palm Jumairah but this area (a kind of mall) is accessible to the general public. The aquarium is huge. The fish you can see on the second pic is a whale shark !
01/04/2009
Funny picture
While driving to Fujairah (UAE), I ran into this hilarious passenger.
Camels are extremely respected in Oman. No wonder that the owner put a hat on it and covered it with comforters.
This little guy made my day !
30/03/2009
Trip to IBRI
On March 27th, we went to Ibri. Our primary goal was to visit a wild cave but we got stopped on the way because a 4WD was required to access the entrance of the cave.
However, we had a good time climbing the mountain next to it. Our efforts were worthwhile since we had a great view on the stones desert and we found some marine life fossils on the way.
The weather was good : warm and slightly cloudy. When we reached the top of the mountain, it was very windy therefore we did not feel the heat that much. However, one of the Omani girl climbing with us passed out due to a heat stroke. I had to apply my emergency responder techniques to get her to feel better. I, too, felt dizzy on the way home due to the excess of heat. Hopefully, the headache and dizziness were gone the following morning.
On the way to Ibri, some part of the highway through the desert is straight line and radar-free. I reached 189km/h with 4 persons inboard my brave Tida.
We could not play for long because the highway stopped with no warning sign. Can you imagine driving at 140-150km/h and the road ends with barriers?
11/02/2009
How to check Omani traffic fines online
ROP (Royal Oman Police) gives the opportunity to motorists to check their current traffic offenses online.
To do so, you have to connect to the following website :
http://www.rop.gov.om/english/onlineservices_trafficfines.asp
You then have to enter the information regarding the car and the registered driver.
For vehicles with commercial plates (red plates), you need the commercial number of the company. I guess it is given by the rental company or the company leasing/owning the car.
If you need information about the parking violations in the Muscat Municipality, you should check this page out :
http://www.mm.gov.om/newweb/ivr/showivr_e.asp?lan=E
It does not give you the info but tells you how to get it through an automatic answering machine.
31/01/2009
Muscat Great Mosque (pictures)
One the major building you may find in Muscat is the Grand Mosque. It is devoted to the spirituality of the Oman people. Whether you pass by night or day, it is a architectural wonder made in the Middle East style of Mosques.
As it is a place of worship, non-Muslims may not enter as they will. However, guided tour are offered everyday from 8am to 11am.
One of the gate with the golden globe
I'm sure my mom would love having such lights
27/01/2009
Muscat semi marathon
Next week is the Muscat semi-marathon. It takes place on the beach road (18th November St.) behind Seeb International Airport on February 6th.
There are actually 3 races going on : 21km, 10km and 3km. The latest is open to families and kids as well as wheelchairs. It starts at 7:00am for the two longest loops and 9h30 for the 3km one.
The entrance fee is 3.5/2.5/1.5 RO depending on which race you want to run.
Map from muscatmarathon.org
I think I'm going to go for the 10km loop. It'll be a nice experience to participate to a Muscat held sport event. One can register at Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex, at SQU sport department or at the following Omanoil gas stations:
- CBD (Near Sheraton)
- MQ (Near British Council)
- Ghubra (North)
- Bowsher (Near Lulu)
- Ghala (Near Royal Hospital)
- Ghala (Industrial Area)
- Al Hail
- Wadi Al Bahals (seeb)
- Mabella (North)
- Mabella (After the over bridge towards Muscat)
- Mabella (South)
- Al Khoudh (Village)
- Wadi Al Khoud
You can find all the useful information about this event by clicking here.
I'll keep you updated about the race.
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