Monthly Archives: March 2010

a glimpse of sultan qaboos grand mosque 2

few hours before my flight back to dubai, my friend was kind enough to show me the sultan qaboos grand mosque. a notable landmark in muscat, you can’t afford to miss this architectural marvel.

earth hour 2

in our area, every night is like an “earth hour”. after passing few blocks of illuminated streets and buildings, darkness comes.

stopover 2

a two-hour drive from dubai to hatta is not really that long. you wouldn’t realise the time because of the good view enroute to hatta has to offer.

hatta heritage village 1

the hatta heritage village is one of the popular heritage sites in dubai. it dates back to 400 years, after an extensive restoration the site presents a fine example of traditional style village architecture. most of the structures were built by stone, mud, reeds and palm tree trunks.

up in the hill 1

watch tower at hill parkĀ  – nikon d70s, 10mm, f4, 1/1250sec, iso200 it took me a hundred steps just to take a snap of this watch tower situated at the center of hill park. an outcrop of rocks and earth, they turned this place into a recreational area for locals and tourists.