November 20 (Sunday):
Arrived Amsterdam at 9:05am instead of the scheduled 8:30am - 35 minutes late, although departure was delayed by 50 mins - made up some time on the flight. Checked in at the departure gate, freshened up and went through security. Departed Amsterdam at 11:05, instead of 10:35am - 30 mins delay.
Arrived Abu Dhabi at 8:40pm. Departed Abu Dhabi at 9:15pm. Arrived in Muscat at 10:10pm. Got the local currency - Omani Riel (US $1 = 2.75 OMR); got; Visa; went through customs. Taxi driver greeted us and took us to Corniche Hotel (12 Riels). It was a beautiful drive to the hotel (35 mins) - all the streets were lighted up as the the country had celebrated the Sultan's birthday just a couple of days ago.
Checked in at the hotel, unpacked and called it a night.
ps. We were staying in Muttrah (Old City) in the Corniche (waterfront) area. There were only 4 hotels (basic) hotels in this area. Our hotel overlooked the waterfront, where the Sultan's yatch was moored.
Arrived Amsterdam at 9:05am instead of the scheduled 8:30am - 35 minutes late, although departure was delayed by 50 mins - made up some time on the flight. Checked in at the departure gate, freshened up and went through security. Departed Amsterdam at 11:05, instead of 10:35am - 30 mins delay.
Arrived Abu Dhabi at 8:40pm. Departed Abu Dhabi at 9:15pm. Arrived in Muscat at 10:10pm. Got the local currency - Omani Riel (US $1 = 2.75 OMR); got; Visa; went through customs. Taxi driver greeted us and took us to Corniche Hotel (12 Riels). It was a beautiful drive to the hotel (35 mins) - all the streets were lighted up as the the country had celebrated the Sultan's birthday just a couple of days ago.
Checked in at the hotel, unpacked and called it a night.
ps. We were staying in Muttrah (Old City) in the Corniche (waterfront) area. There were only 4 hotels (basic) hotels in this area. Our hotel overlooked the waterfront, where the Sultan's yatch was moored.
November 19 (Saturday):
Left home at 7:40am. Tahira drove us to the airport. Checked in.
Departed Edmonton at 10:00am. Arrived Calgary at 10:40am. Long wait in Calgary - had lunch at the airport.
Departure from Calgary was delayed by 50 mins. Departed Calgary at 4:30pm instead of 3:40pm. Were getting a little nervous as we had only a 2 hr window for our connecting flight in Amsterdam. Good flight but long.
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