{"id":3719,"date":"2023-11-18T13:34:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T13:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/?p=3719"},"modified":"2023-11-18T13:34:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T13:34:21","slug":"back-in-oman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/?p=3719","title":{"rendered":"Back in Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After 14 years, I am working in Oman again, and living in Muscat, the capital of this beautiful country. Even though there are more buildings, roads, and development, the unique cultural heritage of a romantic Arabia is still very much present in the old  forts, markets, countryside, and of course its friendly people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This set of photos was taken during a very early visit to the old part of Muscat, along the shoreline and Mutrah Corniche, with the old Portuguese forts surveilling the sea. I am looking forward to revisit some familiar places in the mountains and deserts, while finding new ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: photos were taken with Fujifilm X-T4 and X-T5 cameras, plus Fujinon 16mm f\/1.4 and 56 f\/1.2 lenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_37_net.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_37_net-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_37_net-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_37_net-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_37_net-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_37_net-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_37_net.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tranquility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_8_net.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_8_net-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_8_net-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_8_net-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_8_net-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_8_net-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_8_net.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fort at dawn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_PANO_Final_net.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_PANO_Final_net-1024x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_PANO_Final_net-1024x241.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_PANO_Final_net-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_PANO_Final_net-768x181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_PANO_Final_net-1536x362.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_PANO_Final_net.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mutrah Corniche panorama.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_19_net.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_19_net-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_19_net-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_19_net-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_19_net-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_19_net-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_19_net.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Enjoying the view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_20_net.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_20_net-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_20_net-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_20_net-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_20_net-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_20_net-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_20_net.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arrival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_34_net.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_34_net-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_34_net-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_34_net-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_34_net-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_34_net-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_34_net.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Top of the hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_63_net.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_63_net-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_63_net-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_63_net-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_63_net-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_63_net-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/muscat_28_10_23_63_net.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mutrah Corniche.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 14 years, I am working in Oman again, and living in Muscat, the capital of this beautiful country. Even though there are more buildings, roads, and development, the unique cultural heritage of a romantic Arabia is still very much present in the old forts, markets, countryside, and of course its friendly people. This set &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/?p=3719\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Back in Oman<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3719"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3721,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3719\/revisions\/3721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}