Exploring Oman: Off the Beaten Path

Al Jimi Mall, Al Ain, UAE – Wed., March 26th

A Teletubby selling teletubbies! Where’s the loyalty?!

Hanging out in Al Ain Mall

Eastern clothing-Western taste No problem for the Arabs as all the meat here is “hallal” which means that they slit the animal’s throat while saying a prayer to “Allah” and slowly let it bleed to death.

One of our newest colleagues, Blair, has been here about 2 months. One of the reasons for going to Al Ain this time was to get him a new visa. It can take quite some time to become a legal alien here!

There are far more women wearing burkas in Al Ain than you would find in Oman! This photo is one of my first attempts at “spy mode” where I pretend to be taking a photo of someone nearby (in this case Blair) but am really zooming in on others in the distance, ha!ha!