Does the view from your Starbucks look like this?

Well, ours does! Or, at least the Starbucks we went to over the weekend does! The ocean is overlooking the front and the mountains are out back. Here is the Starbucks from down on the beach. We enjoyed a leisurely brunch up on the roof of the restaurant and took in all the views before heading down for a walk along the beach.

The view from up high on the top of the building was nice, but so was the view from down on the beach. This is going to be mostly pictorial today (I'm giving you a break from the history lessons!)

No, I didn't take a poor shot of the giant rock in the distance. It is always very hazy in Muscat; this was actually a pretty good day in that regards. And yes, the water is that blue!

Don walking on the beach.

This appears to be an old fortress ruin that has been swallowed up by the sea. It is low tide, so this is not probably very noticeable during high tide. I'll have to research and see what happened there!

Looking back towards the mountains under the bridge of the road that runs in front of Starbucks. This wetlands area is actually a flood plain.

 As we were driving around that morning, we stumbled upon this hilltop restaurant. It is very common for Omanis to decorate their green space  with floral designs. I thought this was unusually large and well-done and depicted a very nice design.

This is just one view from the top of the restaurant. They were closed, but we are definitely planning a return trip!

That's all I have today! Not much of a story, just a lot of exploring!

Well, ours does!