Ringing in the New Year Omani style!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I am having a hard time believing that it is already 2012... where has this past year gone? This year we decided to take advantage of our 3 day weekend and jet off to Oman for the New Year. We left right after school on Thursday and came back late Sunday night. It was a fantastic weekend exploring around Muscat and going out into the country for a bit. OMAN was AMAZING! Both myself and Brad were shocked and pleasantly surprised by the country. Definitely a place that we would go back to.

Here are some pictures of the trip and us ringing in the new year.

 Driving out to Wadi Mayh

 Driving through Wadi Mayh

 Small village in Wadi Mayh

 Abandoned homes? surrounded by a date plantation  

 In Muscat down by the water. 

 Taking a walk along the water, and well happened to find where all the seagulls hangout... 

 Sultans palace, looked much better than this picture shows 

 Old fort at night

 At the souk... I LOVE going to souks

 The shops are just full of stuff, even all the ceilings are full of stuff on sale.

 Opera house... The building is amazing, again pictures just can't capture it completely

 Lunch OMANI style

 Ringing in the new year

 Us at the crown plaza

 Tried to capture the evening festivities

HAPPY NEW YEAR... now on to the next day...

 Walking along the beautiful beach

 The Grand mosque (we came too late to go inside)

Well that is about it! A great weekend and a great way to start off 2012!!!

Hope everyone is off to a great new year! Looking forward to what this year has for everyone!

Cheers,
Serena