The weekend in Saudi is Thursday and Friday...
I was planning to go to Dubai today for an office meeting but I literally couldn't get a flight. Sooo, I booked two nights at this resort in Muscat, Oman (see above) instead. It’s not exactly a Middle Eastern adventure, but I didn’t have much time to plan this week and this should make for a laid back weekend. I’m tentatively planning on Petra, Jordan next weekend…think Indiana Jones…
Coffee shops are all over the place and many of them are western (there’s a Starbucks inside my hotel…no surprise). However, none of them seem to have fruit. If you like chocolate covered muffins you’re all set. If you want an apple, good luck.
This is not a walking city and not just because of the heat. There aren’t any sidewalks in most places.
Everyone smokes here. I guess if you can’t drink, you find another vice…
It has now rained each of the last three days. This is apparently unheard of and there was severe flooding in the city yesterday. Everyone left early from work today (but the westerners) to avoid the late afternoon rain. What’s kind of funny about it is it really hasn’t rained that hard. I obviously didn’t bring an umbrella and haven’t really felt like I’ve needed one.
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