Everytime I drive the Muscat Expressway from the airport towards Barka(between Mawaleh and Mabela to be more precise), I get slightly distracted by the view of these majestic mountains! Don’t worry-the sister-in-law took this photo while I was driving!
(I simply cropped the pic to get the concrete barriers out of the shot.) I try to have a camera everywhere I go in Oman as it’s such a beautiful country. It’s with good reason that the Ministry of Tourism has chosen the slogan “Beauty Has an Address“!
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This is exactly what a family friend and I were discussing – today!! We were driving from SQU towards the city and talking about how unique and picturesque the landscape is. Hope it stays the same!
Yes, let’s hope it does!
Yes, the scene is awesome…even I like to travel on this road to get just a glimpse of this view…ur blog is too good…it has so much of information on all best places to visit in Oman…and lots of personal experiences with lots of pics…it seems u visit a new place every weekend!
Thanks so much, Jay! I’m trying to see as much of Oman as I can while I’m here!