The Corniche again,

and again.

Our way into the mountains

and to Nizwa, Nakhal, Jabrin and Bahla.

The mountains have three different colours in some areas, due to iron and copper.

A private house in Muscat, a lot of the buildings here have beautiful mosaics on their roofs and walls.

Inside Jabrin Fort

View from the roof top

...into the family court yard

Door detail

Clay pots used to hold olive oil, dates and other food products.

Tomb of the Imam, who used to live here, in the basement of the Jabrin Fort.

Inscription in the tomb nave of the Imam.

Internal staircase

A better view of the beautiful staircase within

...the Jabrin Fort.

Living and study spaces have painted ceilings.

Sleeping area

A bathroom within Jabrin Fort

Internal entrance court

View from below of one of the watchtowers.

A side tower

Merchants houses on the corniche in Muscat

Merchants houses again

A larger merchants house

A smaller mosque for the military academy within the

...old fort of Muscat.

On our way to Jebel Shams,

...if you look close enough,

you can see the now abandoned

old town of Nakher within the mountain side.

You have seen this before, I think.

Here we are in Nizwa,

...to be more exact in the souq area.

Entrance into one of the side buildings.

On the roof top of Nizwa Fort,

...with inner court.

View from the parapet.

View onto the watch tower

Entrance into a house

side view of the house with a beautiful mosque roof mosaic, in the background.