BSP Scents of Oman Gallery

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Welcome To Muscat	Dolphins off Muscat Coast	Breakfast with dolphins	Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Inside the Nakhal fort	Nakhal Fort	Nakhal Fort (see frankincense burner on right)	BSP Picnic Lunch

Frangipani flower	Jebel Akhdar ('Green Mountain')	Rocky landscape	Roses growing on terraces

Roses with insect	Rosa damascena	Rose scent of Oman	Roses with rocky background

Taking photographs	Roses with hazy view	Field Extraction	Placing roses in distillation vessel

Bowl for collecting oil inside vessel	Lid with cold water - acts as condenser	Two hours later - removing the rose 'oil'	Bottling the rose 'oil'

Bottles on sale in Nizwa Souk	The Date souk/market	Frankincense forest, near Salalah	Ancient frankincense tree

BSP members take a close look	Frankincense tree in blossom	Incision made in bark	After a few minutes, sap oozes out

Eventually...this hardens into frankincense resin	Resin at the base of the tree	Inlet for frankincense ships	Khor Rouri, ancient frankincense port

Group of Members and our Guide	Frankincense burners in shop	The Frankincense Souk, Salalah	Dinner on the last night, in Muscat