Sensory Memories of Oman

 
Hearing
Sight
Taste
Touch
Smell
Judith
Call to prayer & Indian Ocean @ 5am, Salalah beach
Hotel chandelier
Papayas & yoghurt
Rose flower
Fresh frankincense & the souk
John
Ditto!
Mountains
Fresh fish & chips
Little river fishes nibbling my toes
Fresh fruit
Clio
Birds at Natal
Dolphins & mountains
Cardamom coffee
Frankincense shop
Frangipani
Peter
“Room ready”!
Roses
First whisky & water
Stickiness of frankincense
Rose oil
Lyn
?
Shoal of fish while snorkelling
Grilled fish
Hot sand on feet
?
Stan
Trucks in desert
Tiled panels in Great Mosque
Spicy food
Chewy frankincense
Roses
Mary
Indian Ocean
Bats
Homely food
Feel of warm sand
Frankincense & people
Sima
Waves at edge of beach
Sea, mountains & scenery
Fried fish at Morbat
Rose petals all together
Oud and all the different types of frankincense
Julie
Mountain silence and gentle peace
Underwater fish, rocks & strata
Baklava
Warm water splashing & swimming in waves
Frankincense from Peter’s extraction
Rhona
Indian Ocean rollers & the silence of the mountains
Cuttle fish
Mango juice
Sandy waves
The green, warm smell of aniseed at ? (Sum Haram Port)
June
The peace of the hills
Flowering frankincense trees
Fish and rice
Leaves (?)
General cleanliness – pleasant and fresh
?
John’s declamation on Amouage
Herd of camels
Mint cooler
Cool marble floors in the Great Mosque
Mint, basil and lemon leaves growing at the museum
The best of all? – Group dynamics and companionship
The most memorable sensation? – The smell (and taste!) of the distilled rosewater in the mountain village
 

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