So, with all the celebration around Oman winning their second group match and making it to the semifinals, my Omani friend invited me to join him and his brothers as we took to the streets of Muscat, as so many others, driving around sticking out of the windows and the sun roof holding flags of Oman.
In the past I would be really be annoyed by the whole thing on the roads. But being a part of it felt real good. Who would say that Oman had won just a group match ? It was absolute mayhem. The police tried it best to control everyone. There were special police on the road for crowd control. I have never seen them before though.
The total scene was absolutely awesome. There were girls driving around in groups covered up with only their eyes showing. I swear they locked more sexy then the bikini clad girls of the west !! They were all dancing to the Arabic tunes. Ahhh.. HOT !!
Traffic was a stand still in most place. The two of the hottest places were Shatti, and Muttrah Corniche. At Murttrah Corniche entire families were on the roads sitting and hanging around. People were in such a festive mode ! The tourists were having a blast, snapping pictures at all possible occasions.
It was a lot of fun. Took some pictures, sorry for the low quality, tool them with my mobile. Enjoy !!
In the past I would be really be annoyed by the whole thing on the roads. But being a part of it felt real good. Who would say that Oman had won just a group match ? It was absolute mayhem. The police tried it best to control everyone. There were special police on the road for crowd control. I have never seen them before though.
The total scene was absolutely awesome. There were girls driving around in groups covered up with only their eyes showing. I swear they locked more sexy then the bikini clad girls of the west !! They were all dancing to the Arabic tunes. Ahhh.. HOT !!
Traffic was a stand still in most place. The two of the hottest places were Shatti, and Muttrah Corniche. At Murttrah Corniche entire families were on the roads sitting and hanging around. People were in such a festive mode ! The tourists were having a blast, snapping pictures at all possible occasions.
It was a lot of fun. Took some pictures, sorry for the low quality, tool them with my mobile. Enjoy !!
My Friend and his brothers. We are walking on the Corniche road and dancing !!
At Muttrah Corniche
The view at Shatti
People getting out of their cars to dance, on the middle island.
On the way to Shatti
