https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/album/1358638 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/B7/F7/325559.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/album/1358638 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:58:23 +0000 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:58:23 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52288744/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-22,doc-52288744 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:42:07 +0000 2024-01-22T15:36:50+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52288744/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/87/44/52288744.41e00fe4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Unusually, Old Muscat is not at the heart of Muscat city. What tends to happen, is the historic heart remains the heart of the city, to some degree or another. A new centre may spring up, but the new city surrounds and engulfs the old city.<br /> <br /> Muscat, though, has its new city along the coast. Kind of bumped against the old city, but then sprawled out away from it for the next 20 or more kilometres.</div> Old Muscat Gate <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52288744/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/87/44/52288744.41e00fe4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Unusually, Old Muscat is not at the heart of Muscat city. What tends to happen, is the historic heart remains the heart of the city, to some degree or another. A new centre may spring up, but the new city surrounds and engulfs the old city.<br /> <br /> Muscat, though, has its new city along the coast. Kind of bumped against the old city, but then sprawled out away from it for the next 20 or more kilometres.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283122/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-20,doc-52283122 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:36:54 +0000 2024-01-20T18:50:57+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283122/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/22/52283122.54b845af.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="199" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">So, we knew we were ordering more than we needed. We forgot they would automatically give the rice, salad, pita, dahl, and hummus.<br /> <br /> The prawn masala was excellent, but the chicken nashif was out of this world.</div> We Ordered Too Much <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283122/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/22/52283122.54b845af.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="199" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">So, we knew we were ordering more than we needed. We forgot they would automatically give the rice, salad, pita, dahl, and hummus.<br /> <br /> The prawn masala was excellent, but the chicken nashif was out of this world.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283120/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-20,doc-52283120 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:36:45 +0000 2024-01-20T14:09:40+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283120/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/20/52283120.e902c6ab.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> On our Walk, Wadi Shab <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283120/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/20/52283120.e902c6ab.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283118/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-20,doc-52283118 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:36:41 +0000 2024-01-20T13:57:12+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283118/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/18/52283118.79c3b03a.240.jpg?r2" width="209" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Getting close to Muscat, we visited Wadi Shab. It seemed to be the most touristy place we have been in Oman, with many nationalities seemingly represented amongst those heading up. First, there was a boat trip across a smal "lake" from the car park, then on foot, past ancient water channels that are still maintained, modified, and important.</div> Wadi Shab <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283118/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/18/52283118.79c3b03a.240.jpg?r2" width="209" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Getting close to Muscat, we visited Wadi Shab. It seemed to be the most touristy place we have been in Oman, with many nationalities seemingly represented amongst those heading up. First, there was a boat trip across a smal "lake" from the car park, then on foot, past ancient water channels that are still maintained, modified, and important.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283114/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-20,doc-52283114 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:36:18 +0000 2024-01-20T12:14:06+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283114/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/14/52283114.18584f93.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A shop sign in the ladies souk in Sur.</div> Hmm, Adulterous Soap <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283114/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/14/52283114.18584f93.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A shop sign in the ladies souk in Sur.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283112/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-20,doc-52283112 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:36:06 +0000 2024-01-19T16:15:30+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283112/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/12/52283112.1605f2f4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Further up the wadi, the rock pools of various sizes were also inhabited by paddlers and swimmers.</div> Deeper in Wadi Bani Khalid <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283112/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/12/52283112.1605f2f4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Further up the wadi, the rock pools of various sizes were also inhabited by paddlers and swimmers.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283110/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-20,doc-52283110 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:36:00 +0000 2024-01-19T15:42:20+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283110/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/10/52283110.9a99b4ca.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Although not visible in the shot, in this lake, and further upstream, families swam and played. It was joyful, listening to the chatter and laughter, children squealing with delight, adults calling and joking.<br /> <br /> We didn't swim. Just drank chai and absorbed the atmosphere.</div> Chai by the Water <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283110/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/10/52283110.9a99b4ca.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Although not visible in the shot, in this lake, and further upstream, families swam and played. It was joyful, listening to the chatter and laughter, children squealing with delight, adults calling and joking.<br /> <br /> We didn't swim. Just drank chai and absorbed the atmosphere.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283108/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-20,doc-52283108 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:35:49 +0000 2024-01-19T15:27:24+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283108/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/08/52283108.e98d823e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I had read about this location, but when it featured on the plane in Oman Air's in-flight safety video, I was inspired to upgrade it from "maybe" to "must do".</div> By the Lake, Wadi Bani Khalid <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283108/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/08/52283108.e98d823e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I had read about this location, but when it featured on the plane in Oman Air's in-flight safety video, I was inspired to upgrade it from "maybe" to "must do".</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283106/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-20,doc-52283106 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:35:43 +0000 2024-01-19T14:15:08+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283106/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/06/52283106.f36d6ed7.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Culturally Appropriate Signage <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283106/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/06/52283106.f36d6ed7.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283104/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-20,doc-52283104 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:35:36 +0000 2024-01-19T10:32:29+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283104/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/04/52283104.4f076bac.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="215" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We both felt that Jabrin Castle was our favourite in Oman. The size and layout made for an excellent visit, and a good quantity of information. The furnished rooms, just lovely, and the painted ceilings are especially noteworthy.</div> Inside Jabrin Castle <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52283104/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/04/52283104.4f076bac.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="215" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We both felt that Jabrin Castle was our favourite in Oman. The size and layout made for an excellent visit, and a good quantity of information. The furnished rooms, just lovely, and the painted ceilings are especially noteworthy.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281614/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-19,doc-52281614 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:22:24 +0000 2024-01-18T15:31:54+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281614/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/14/52281614.195e3379.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="45" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Some of the beehive tombs of Al Ayn, lined along a ridge. Dotted at various sites in the area, they are believed to be between 4000 and 5000 years old.</div> Beehive Tombs, Al Ayn <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281614/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/14/52281614.195e3379.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="45" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Some of the beehive tombs of Al Ayn, lined along a ridge. Dotted at various sites in the area, they are believed to be between 4000 and 5000 years old.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281612/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-19,doc-52281612 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:21:37 +0000 2024-01-18T10:03:45+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281612/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/12/52281612.52a2e0c6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Deep in Wadi Ghul, Oman's Grand Canyon.</div> Another View From the Balcony Walk <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281612/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/12/52281612.52a2e0c6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Deep in Wadi Ghul, Oman's Grand Canyon.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281610/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-19,doc-52281610 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:21:25 +0000 2024-01-18T09:21:29+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281610/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/10/52281610.ef2f6750.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The balcony walk is a 5-6 km trail that runs in to Wadi Ghul. It is reasonably level, and although narrow in parts, never precipitous. Doing it in the morning meant we basically were in the sun for the majority. This lookout point seems to occasionally operate as a cafe, with two tables, although there was nobody when we came through. It is reasonably near the end (or start, depending whether you need a break early).</div> A Stop on the Balcony Walk <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281610/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/10/52281610.ef2f6750.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The balcony walk is a 5-6 km trail that runs in to Wadi Ghul. It is reasonably level, and although narrow in parts, never precipitous. Doing it in the morning meant we basically were in the sun for the majority. This lookout point seems to occasionally operate as a cafe, with two tables, although there was nobody when we came through. It is reasonably near the end (or start, depending whether you need a break early).</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281608/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-19,doc-52281608 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:21:21 +0000 2024-01-17T17:13:31+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281608/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/08/52281608.c577a40e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Looking down in to Wadi Ghul from the top of Jebel Shams. This canyon is often called the "Grand Canyon of Oman", and a deserved title it is indeed.</div> Wadi Ghul Viewpoint <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281608/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/08/52281608.c577a40e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Looking down in to Wadi Ghul from the top of Jebel Shams. This canyon is often called the "Grand Canyon of Oman", and a deserved title it is indeed.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281606/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-19,doc-52281606 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:21:14 +0000 2024-01-17T13:22:59+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281606/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/06/52281606.7809ce00.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Built and modified over the 12th to 15th centuries. The mud-brick walls, as well as the architecture and layout, looked and felt quite different to the other forts we have visited so far in Oman. Not less refined, but they certainly did not feel as evolved.</div> Bahla Fort Interior <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281606/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/06/52281606.7809ce00.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Built and modified over the 12th to 15th centuries. The mud-brick walls, as well as the architecture and layout, looked and felt quite different to the other forts we have visited so far in Oman. Not less refined, but they certainly did not feel as evolved.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281604/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-19,doc-52281604 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:21:10 +0000 2024-01-17T13:22:18+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281604/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/04/52281604.160f474a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One of the largest forts in Oman. Rooms here were generally left empty and unlabelled, allowing the visitor to be creative and hypothesise as one scrambled in and out and around the multitude rooms and the Escher like stairways.</div> Bahla Fort <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281604/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/04/52281604.160f474a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One of the largest forts in Oman. Rooms here were generally left empty and unlabelled, allowing the visitor to be creative and hypothesise as one scrambled in and out and around the multitude rooms and the Escher like stairways.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281602/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-19,doc-52281602 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:21:03 +0000 2024-01-17T11:35:53+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281602/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/02/52281602.83db0eca.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">At 40m high, it would make quite the formidable task for any army of that day to consider.</div> Nizwa Fort&#039;s Destinctive Tower <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281602/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/02/52281602.83db0eca.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">At 40m high, it would make quite the formidable task for any army of that day to consider.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281600/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-19,doc-52281600 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:20:57 +0000 2024-01-17T11:05:04+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281600/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/00/52281600.755eb88c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Inside the inner fortifications of Nizwa Fort. This is a 17th century fort, the inner stronghold of a much larger castle. Entrance to the fort was protected with multiple secret trap doors and pitfalls, reinforced doors where boiling date oil could be poured on enemy attackers, and many other impressive defensive components.</div> Inside Nizwa Fort <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281600/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/00/52281600.755eb88c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Inside the inner fortifications of Nizwa Fort. This is a 17th century fort, the inner stronghold of a much larger castle. Entrance to the fort was protected with multiple secret trap doors and pitfalls, reinforced doors where boiling date oil could be poured on enemy attackers, and many other impressive defensive components.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281598/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-19,doc-52281598 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:20:51 +0000 2024-01-16T15:24:26+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281598/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/15/98/52281598.c16b45f6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">19th century fort, overlooking the local date plantations.</div> Nakhal Fort <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52281598/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/15/98/52281598.c16b45f6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">19th century fort, overlooking the local date plantations.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52278554/in/album/1358638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-15,doc-52278554 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:46:17 +0000 2024-01-15T07:30:56+04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52278554/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/54/52278554.fecc4b6a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="135" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The commentary shows just how excited and happy I was.</div> Dolphin Play, Alongside our Boat <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/52278554/in/album/1358638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/54/52278554.fecc4b6a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="135" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The commentary shows just how excited and happy I was.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester