Points of interest:
* We got bumped to an earlier flight to Doha upon arrival at the airport. The funny thing is, we were in a mad rush to get there in the first place because we weren't even sure we'd be early enough for our 5:45 p.m. departure! Eid airport traffic is INTENSE and we hit some slow spots en route to the airport which made our hearts race a wee bit faster. Nonetheless, we got there in good time and made the 4 p.m. flight!!! YAHOO!
* During our layover in Doha, there are two things worth noting. Firstly, there is almost ZERO food available to purchase at the airport. Secondly, Emily had a major breakdown because the people looking after her cat LOST LOOMI and they'd been looking for him for the past few hours. The former information almost had me crying irrationally. The latter information had Emily in MAD TEARS for legitimate reasons! Thankfully, her cat was found - under the bed of all places - and we were able to continue our onward journey with a laugh.
* The Muscat airport was CRAZY! We waited in line for what seemed like hours to purchase a VISA. Then, we waited in line for what seemed like DAYS to get through customs. The saving grace was the kindness of every Omani we encountered - all of whom are so proud and happy to welcome you to their beautiful country!
We arrived at the Ramada hotel (or the RAMA-DAMA as I like to call it!) around midnight and after a quick order to room service, we were zzzzzz-ing away in a big, comfy BED! The sleep was a short one, however, as Baby P wanted us to GET MOVIN' at 5 a.m. Plus my stomach was growling. Plus my sciatic nerve was reaping havoc. Plus my internal clock is TOO AWESOME and LOVES ROUTINE!
Breakfast was SUPER with a huge buffet of delicious assortment! Then if was off to explore with the hotel's taxi driver - Haitham!
More to come on today's adventures........but for now it's TEA TIME!!!!!!!
* We got bumped to an earlier flight to Doha upon arrival at the airport. The funny thing is, we were in a mad rush to get there in the first place because we weren't even sure we'd be early enough for our 5:45 p.m. departure! Eid airport traffic is INTENSE and we hit some slow spots en route to the airport which made our hearts race a wee bit faster. Nonetheless, we got there in good time and made the 4 p.m. flight!!! YAHOO!
* During our layover in Doha, there are two things worth noting. Firstly, there is almost ZERO food available to purchase at the airport. Secondly, Emily had a major breakdown because the people looking after her cat LOST LOOMI and they'd been looking for him for the past few hours. The former information almost had me crying irrationally. The latter information had Emily in MAD TEARS for legitimate reasons! Thankfully, her cat was found - under the bed of all places - and we were able to continue our onward journey with a laugh.
* The Muscat airport was CRAZY! We waited in line for what seemed like hours to purchase a VISA. Then, we waited in line for what seemed like DAYS to get through customs. The saving grace was the kindness of every Omani we encountered - all of whom are so proud and happy to welcome you to their beautiful country!
We arrived at the Ramada hotel (or the RAMA-DAMA as I like to call it!) around midnight and after a quick order to room service, we were zzzzzz-ing away in a big, comfy BED! The sleep was a short one, however, as Baby P wanted us to GET MOVIN' at 5 a.m. Plus my stomach was growling. Plus my sciatic nerve was reaping havoc. Plus my internal clock is TOO AWESOME and LOVES ROUTINE!
Breakfast was SUPER with a huge buffet of delicious assortment! Then if was off to explore with the hotel's taxi driver - Haitham!
More to come on today's adventures........but for now it's TEA TIME!!!!!!!
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