[oman-l] Re: shopping in Muscat

[Billyboy]

In a recent e-mail, Pam said:

>  I'll soon be moving to Oman in the Muscat area.
> Can any one tell me what the shoping complex in Medinat is like?
> Books, clothes any thing...

The Muscat Capital area is modern and cosmopolitan.
Designer labels and branded ware is available from all over
the world.  Most of the bookshops sell Arabic books.  There
is a chain of shops with a good supply of English books.  A
kind American runs an excellent second hand book shop -
he'll even buy the books back from you when you've read
them.

Medinat Al Sultan Qaboos is an ex-pat centre, which (for
those who want it) shields you from most things Omani!  It
is sometimes difficult for me to understand why people use
it so much - personally, I prefer to experience the
non-ex-pat Oman!!

Your favourite food is pretty well bound to be available.
The main supermarkets have a pork room.  Alcohol is
available to non-Muslims.

There is, thank goodness, and awful lot to do here other
than sport and shopping.

Toodle pip!!

Bill