Arabian Peninsula - OMAN-INTERIOR - 22 - Sinaw 1 - Souq/Produce and animal markets
Jul 12, 2020 11:50:52 #
Susan yamakawa wrote:
I want to shop 😂👍🤗🤗
Hi Susan - thanks for your comment - we ARE in the shopping part of this trip right now, and if fruits and veggies were not quite your thing, today we will sneak a look at a very colorful ladies' fabric store as well as some (rather heavy) local jewelry designs - shop as much as you want!
Jul 12, 2020 11:58:08 #
SkyKing wrote:
...you have been providing us with some amazing images...Thank you
Thank you SkyKing for looking in and your kind comment. I am glad you liked my images.
BTW, I see that you are from NY - before moving here to WA state, we lived for 16 years in Yorktown Heights in upper Westchester!
Jul 12, 2020 12:19:22 #
weberwest wrote:
Thank you SkyKing for looking in and your kind comment. I am glad you liked my images.
BTW, I see that you are from NY - before moving here to WA state, we lived for 16 years in Yorktown Heights in upper Westchester!
BTW, I see that you are from NY - before moving here to WA state, we lived for 16 years in Yorktown Heights in upper Westchester!
...you are definitely a long way from Yorktown heights...while it’s been hot here you have had temperatures above 100...
Jul 12, 2020 12:26:18 #
Tdearing
Loc: Rockport, TX
Your work is truly amazing, and the commentary wonderful. Thank you so much for taking the time to share a glimpse into what is in many ways a world apart.
Jul 12, 2020 12:27:03 #
kpmac wrote:
A great set. But a camel in the bed of a Toyota?
I agree - great set but, yes, the camel in the pickup seems a bit ironic.
Ed
Jul 12, 2020 12:28:49 #
SkyKing wrote:
...you are definitely a long way from Yorktown heights...while it’s been hot here you have had temperatures above 100...
It definitely will be hot in Oman - but that trip was 4 years ago - here in WA state, we are still waiting for the summer - are still in the 60's and it is almost still sweater time - I do long for some hotter temps!
Jul 12, 2020 12:36:11 #
Jul 12, 2020 12:36:22 #
Tdearing wrote:
Your work is truly amazing, and the commentary wonderful. Thank you so much for taking the time to share a glimpse into what is in many ways a world apart.
Thank you very much Tdearing for looking in on our tour and your kind comments - I am very pleased that you like this presentation - it has been ongoing for 3 weeks already and we are not in the middle yet, so please keep looking!
Jul 12, 2020 12:38:23 #
edrobinsonjr wrote:
I agree - great set but, yes, the camel in the pickup seems a bit ironic.
Ed
Ed
Thanks Ed for looking in on this series and I agree that transporting a camel is rather unusual, possibly it came from quite some distance to be brought to the market, also it looks like it is quite a young one. Enjoy the show!
Jul 12, 2020 12:38:56 #
Earnest Botello wrote:
Excellent and colorful series, Joe.
Thank you Earnest for yet again another nice comment!
Jul 12, 2020 16:08:20 #
A long time ago I worked in Athens, in the Mideast office of a US company, and my favorite field visit was to Oman. It was very different to be greeted by a female immigration officer at the airport, just as an example. It was a typical business trip, but our distributor was a local Omani company, mostly staffed by Indians, and one of them took me on a drive along the coast. An amazing landscape as you have captured so well here. And the goats were walking around Muscat :).
You may already have read it, but I recommend a beautiful novel by Jokha Alhabarthi called Celestial Bodies. It covers an Omani family as move from traditional life to modern life in Oman. I found it fascinating.
You may already have read it, but I recommend a beautiful novel by Jokha Alhabarthi called Celestial Bodies. It covers an Omani family as move from traditional life to modern life in Oman. I found it fascinating.
Jul 12, 2020 16:15:35 #
Jul 12, 2020 16:24:21 #
weberwest wrote:
After the open space and solitude of the Wahiba Sa... (show quote)
So nice.....thanks Joe. The camel and the goats are wonderful and the vegetables are rich and vibrant looking.
Jul 12, 2020 16:45:36 #
Harald wrote:
A long time ago I worked in Athens, in the Mideast... (show quote)
Thank you Harald for looking in on our tour and your kind comment. You have an interesting story and I am glad that my posts could re-kindle some pleasant memory from years past. I will look whether I can get the book you mentioned. Thank you for looking - and I invite you to stay on the trip if you are interested - did you notice the earlier posts along the coast?).
Jul 12, 2020 16:47:42 #
Super set, WW. Great market scenes! The camel used to be the pickup truck of the area, and now they get to ride in one. Times are changing. :)
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