My trip to the Green Mountain in Oman

smussuw · November 15th, 2007, 09:55 PM

Sorry for the not so good quality of some pictures. My friend had to resize them.

Before leaving Dubai

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On our way

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Petrol Station

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On our way

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On our way up the mountain

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Reaching our one day rented Villa

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It took us 7 hours from Dubai to the Green Mountain.

Am too lazy to post more now, more to come later :P

ZOHAR · November 16th, 2007, 12:20 AM

Green mountain?where?

Skyprince · November 16th, 2007, 01:37 AM

Wow, I really really missed Jabal Akhdar ! ( are you sure it took 7 hours from Dubai ? It should be around 5 hours... its just around Nizwa --unless if you made stops)

I went to Jabal Akhdar last year in February, but it was cloudy and on the way back to Nizwa we were hit by hailstorm , and that only road was blocked by wadis !

Jabal Akhdar is very beautiful-- There is a very imposing Purple mosque and we ( me and my Omani friend Khalid ) visited several villages before heading to Wadi Bani Khalid and the old ruin..

Did you visit Jabal Shams too ? Next time I wanna visit Jabal Shams, the highest mountain in Oman ( 3500 metres high ).

smussuw · November 16th, 2007, 05:39 AM

No I didn't

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Originally Posted by ZOHAR

Green mountain?where?

It is called Green but it isnt Green, LOL

smussuw · November 16th, 2007, 06:03 AM

In the house

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smussuw wearing socks in this cold weather

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Going out in the not so green Green mountain

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smussuw looking like XXX

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Going back to the house

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More to come

Skyprince · November 16th, 2007, 06:33 AM

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Hmm.... delicious Biryani /Qabooli

I thing you got it from Bin ateeq

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Alhamdulillah. Am really glad to see your salah . Are they your classmates or relatives ?

How much was the rent for villa ? Is that in Nizwa or Bahla ? Accommodation in Oman is so costly and I think staying in such villa requires you to pay around 100 OMR per night.

I think I made mistake: the name of the famous wadi in Jabal Akhdar is Wadi Bani Habib, not W.B. Khalid.

More pics, please/

smussuw · November 16th, 2007, 06:49 AM

Believe me the lunch was anything but delicious. The guys are either supervisors or one of those we used to supervise in summer camps in the last 5 years. The villa is located on the Green Mountain, it cost us 400 AED only.

Skyprince · November 16th, 2007, 10:54 AM

I like the tradition of eating together in the same plate-- it was something new to me. 400 AED/ 40 OMR that's quite cheap in Oman standard ( and it's a double-storey villa !! ) . The biggest problem for tourists in GCC state is the Super high cost of accommodation and the lack of budget / youth hostels available for backpackers and middle-income travellers. ( Do you know that you can stay in a nice 3-star hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur for just AED 20 per night ).

It's nice to see you went to Wadi bani Habib + the old ruin. But the stairs is quite long . I think you can see many Walnut and apricot trees in Jabal Akhdar cuz it's the season .

I wish I could join that trip too !

Purple Dreams · November 16th, 2007, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smussuw

Believe me the lunch was anything but delicious. .

What was wrong with it?

Aliya · November 16th, 2007, 01:02 PM

Cool pics, smussuw

smussuw · November 16th, 2007, 02:04 PM

Preparing Dinner

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smussuw checking on the dinner
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In the house

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Innocent smussuw
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Me watching TV and Laying on a friend whole others prepare the dinner

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Eating dinner

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Skyprince · November 16th, 2007, 03:19 PM

Smussuw just watching ? Smussuw didn't help out to prepare dinner ?

Skyprince · November 16th, 2007, 03:35 PM

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Very nice chapatti and BBQ !!

ZOHAR · November 16th, 2007, 04:29 PM

nice pics,smussuw!(whats ur name?)

smussuw · November 16th, 2007, 07:29 PM

It is Salem (the cigarettes

)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purple Dreams

What was wrong with it?

It taste like

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyprince

Smussuw just watching ? Smussuw didn't help out to prepare dinner ?

smussuw enjoys watching and annoying others.

smussuw · November 16th, 2007, 08:12 PM

Preparing Breakfast

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Waking smussuw
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Going out

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We gave those kids money as part of the eid celebration
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Male school

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boxfan · November 16th, 2007, 08:16 PM

This is the first time I see photos of Jabal al-Akhdar. My Omani friend from Diba was always praising it, saying you drive in the desert and see a green mountain surrounded by mist in the distance, and then you actually approach it and as you go up it gets so cold.

Sounded cool, but I agree with you it looks like a brown/olive green patchy mess there... but I like the photo with donkeys and the old houses. It's like Yemen but safer :p

Did anyone tell stories of black magicians around the campfire?

For some reason Oman and Morocco have a reputation for sorcery.

Tonnerre · November 16th, 2007, 08:17 PM

Thank you for the pics. We enjoyed this trip either.

smussuw · November 16th, 2007, 08:20 PM

Thank you dear. I just posted more and the last set of pictures are coming later.

***BigDreamer*** · November 17th, 2007, 08:45 AM

Awsome trip smussuw ! thanks for sharing it with us, looks like you guys had loads of fun.

What did you do during the day tho?

November 15th, 2007, 09:55 PM	#1
smussuw Patriotic Emirati Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dubai Posts: 7,332 Likes (Received): 3	My trip to the Green Mountain in Oman Sorry for the not so good quality of some pictures. My friend had to resize them. Before leaving Dubai [IMG]http://i3.**********/86qlylf.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i12.********/80od7v8.jpg[/IMG] On our way [IMG]http://i5.********/7x9bafc.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i15.********/80yt252.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i15.********/6tuq8vo.jpg[/IMG] Petrol Station [IMG]http://i7.********/6sbt9jq.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i16.********/8bt2g3m.jpg[/IMG] On our way [IMG]http://i19.********/8efqu83.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i6.********/6ow3ais.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1.********/8544gn4.jpg[/IMG] On our way up the mountain [IMG]http://i6.********/6k7te8w.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i15.********/7yrf792.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i19.********/7ymes5u.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i12.********/72r5gnm.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i5.********/6s8usup.jpg[/IMG] Reaching our one day rented Villa [IMG]http://i15.********/89ts6l3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i19.*********/6uimopd.jpg[/IMG] It took us 7 hours from Dubai to the Green Mountain. Am too lazy to post more now, more to come later :P Last edited by smussuw; November 15th, 2007 at 10:11 PM.*

November 16th, 2007, 12:20 AM	#2
ZOHAR DAMNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tel Aviv Posts: 13,721 Likes (Received): 6	Green mountain?where? __________________ Happy birthday,my Tel Aviv!!! Tel Aviv-Promised land for LGBT I could never leave Tel Aviv(Tel Aviv house anthem) Tel Aviv is a RAINBOW in the Middle East. AMSTERDAM HERE I COME;)

November 16th, 2007, 04:29 PM	#14
ZOHAR DAMNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tel Aviv Posts: 13,721 Likes (Received): 6	nice pics,smussuw!(whats ur name?) __________________ Happy birthday,my Tel Aviv!!! Tel Aviv-Promised land for LGBT I could never leave Tel Aviv(Tel Aviv house anthem) Tel Aviv is a RAINBOW in the Middle East. AMSTERDAM HERE I COME;)

November 16th, 2007, 08:12 PM	#16
smussuw Patriotic Emirati Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dubai Posts: 7,332 Likes (Received): 3	Preparing Breakfast [IMG]http://i7.**********/6jcnsdc.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i2.********/7y5022d.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i13.********/720umj9.jpg[/IMG] Waking smussuw [IMG]http://i18.********/72a669c.jpg[/IMG] Going out [IMG]http://i16.********/6sk62v9.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i3.********/6kj4tas.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i6.********/6ldzybq.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i12.********/8etjdiw.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.********/6qachuo.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.********/6t5e7hu.jpg[/IMG] We gave those kids money as part of the eid celebration [IMG]http://i5.********/6om6b7s.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i13.********/6z78mf8.jpg[/IMG] Male school [IMG]http://i17.********/73b1hjt.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i9.*********/6o2es1t.jpg[/IMG] Last edited by smussuw; November 16th, 2007 at 08:18 PM.*

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November 16th, 2007, 01:37 AM	#3
Skyprince Asian boi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 7,577	Wow, I really really missed Jabal Akhdar ! ( are you sure it took 7 hours from Dubai ? It should be around 5 hours... its just around Nizwa --unless if you made stops) I went to Jabal Akhdar last year in February, but it was cloudy and on the way back to Nizwa we were hit by hailstorm , and that only road was blocked by wadis ! Jabal Akhdar is very beautiful-- There is a very imposing Purple mosque and we ( me and my Omani friend Khalid ) visited several villages before heading to Wadi Bani Khalid and the old ruin.. Did you visit Jabal Shams too ? Next time I wanna visit Jabal Shams, the highest mountain in Oman ( 3500 metres high ).

November 16th, 2007, 06:03 AM	#5
smussuw Patriotic Emirati Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dubai Posts: 7,332 Likes (Received): 3	In the house [IMG]http://i6.**********/82m43nd.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i6.********/8eu73n7.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i9.********/6wn796g.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i19.********/837cbo2.jpg[/IMG] smussuw wearing socks in this cold weather [IMG]http://i5.********/71z1xcl.jpg[/IMG] Going out in the not so green Green mountain [IMG]http://i5.********/7y31wzp.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i5.********/6use7h0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1.********/85bj676.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.********/7xm9qpt.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i10.********/869segw.jpg[/IMG] smussuw looking like XXX [IMG]http://i6.********/81a2e4x.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.********/867hwy0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.********/6lsovev.jpg[/IMG] Going back to the house [IMG]http://i11.**********/712ft6b.jpg[/IMG] More to come

November 16th, 2007, 06:33 AM	#6
Skyprince Asian boi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 7,577	[IMG]http://i6.**********/82m43nd.jpg[/IMG] Hmm.... delicious Biryani /Qabooli I thing you got it from Bin ateeq [IMG]http://i6.**********/8eu73n7.jpg[/IMG] Alhamdulillah. Am really glad to see your salah . Are they your classmates or relatives ? How much was the rent for villa ? Is that in Nizwa or Bahla ? Accommodation in Oman is so costly and I think staying in such villa requires you to pay around 100 OMR per night. I think I made mistake: the name of the famous wadi in Jabal Akhdar is Wadi Bani Habib, not W.B. Khalid. More pics, please/

November 16th, 2007, 06:49 AM	#7
smussuw Patriotic Emirati Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dubai Posts: 7,332 Likes (Received): 3	Believe me the lunch was anything but delicious. The guys are either supervisors or one of those we used to supervise in summer camps in the last 5 years. The villa is located on the Green Mountain, it cost us 400 AED only.

November 16th, 2007, 10:54 AM	#8
Skyprince Asian boi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 7,577	I like the tradition of eating together in the same plate-- it was something new to me. 400 AED/ 40 OMR that's quite cheap in Oman standard ( and it's a double-storey villa !! ) . The biggest problem for tourists in GCC state is the Super high cost of accommodation and the lack of budget / youth hostels available for backpackers and middle-income travellers. ( Do you know that you can stay in a nice 3-star hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur for just AED 20 per night ). It's nice to see you went to Wadi bani Habib + the old ruin. But the stairs is quite long . I think you can see many Walnut and apricot trees in Jabal Akhdar cuz it's the season . I wish I could join that trip too !

November 16th, 2007, 01:02 PM	#10
Aliya Israeli Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,675 Likes (Received): 0	Cool pics, smussuw

November 16th, 2007, 02:04 PM	#11
smussuw Patriotic Emirati Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dubai Posts: 7,332 Likes (Received): 3	Preparing Dinner [IMG]http://i18.**********/6z7nvkp.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i16.********/6xux82u.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i2.********/7xcts3r.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i13.********/82mm5gn.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i5.********/7x9xgs9.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i12.********/82j4ojo.jpg[/IMG] smussuw checking on the dinner [IMG]http://i3.********/6kghy6b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i13.********/850zjiu.jpg[/IMG] In the house [IMG]http://i19.********/6pexsti.jpg[/IMG] Innocent smussuw [IMG]http://i6.********/8b8unw8.jpg[/IMG] Me watching TV and Laying on a friend whole others prepare the dinner [IMG]http://i15.********/6z6gsw7.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i3.********/6xsidtk.jpg[/IMG] Eating dinner [IMG]http://i17.********/85c8mxf.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.**********/80q2cjp.jpg[/IMG]

November 16th, 2007, 03:19 PM	#12
Skyprince Asian boi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 7,577	Smussuw just watching ? Smussuw didn't help out to prepare dinner ?

November 16th, 2007, 03:35 PM	#13
Skyprince Asian boi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 7,577	[IMG]http://i17.**********/85c8mxf.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.**********/80q2cjp.jpg[/IMG] Very nice chapatti and BBQ !!

November 16th, 2007, 08:16 PM	#17
boxfan BANNED Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 29 Likes (Received): 0	This is the first time I see photos of Jabal al-Akhdar. My Omani friend from Diba was always praising it, saying you drive in the desert and see a green mountain surrounded by mist in the distance, and then you actually approach it and as you go up it gets so cold. Sounded cool, but I agree with you it looks like a brown/olive green patchy mess there... but I like the photo with donkeys and the old houses. It's like Yemen but safer :p Did anyone tell stories of black magicians around the campfire? For some reason Oman and Morocco have a reputation for sorcery.

November 16th, 2007, 08:17 PM	#18
Tonnerre perdu dans un gratte-ciel Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 157 Likes (Received): 0	Thank you for the pics. We enjoyed this trip either.

November 16th, 2007, 08:20 PM	#19
smussuw Patriotic Emirati Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dubai Posts: 7,332 Likes (Received): 3	Thank you dear. I just posted more and the last set of pictures are coming later.

November 17th, 2007, 08:45 AM	#20
*BigDreamer* Dreams of Babylon Rising Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,570 Likes (Received): 417	Awsome trip smussuw ! thanks for sharing it with us, looks like you guys had loads of fun. What did you do during the day tho?