Nonya Kaya & Meat Floss Bun

Happy Yemen Restaurant

Date: 23 Apr 2009

Passby this Happy Yemen Restaurant
every time we go to town centre
Last Saturday, we decided to had our dinner there

They only have menu in Arabic
so we just ordered what they recommended

Starter
Nasi Briyani, Roti Prata & Chicken Curry
Grilled fish & chicken, beef

Tasty Butter Buns

BBQ + Birthday celebration

Date: 24 Apr 2009

Our friends organized a BBQ+Birthday celebration
for his son at Jumeirah Beach Park, Dubai

Chit-chatting, eating & cooking
Kids playing
Cake cutting & singing

Off Road Buraimi-Hatta: Khatwa

Part1: Buraimi Fort & Souk
Part2: Hanging Garden
Part3: Camping
Part4: Mahdah

Date: 18 Apr 2009

After Mahdah, we drove southeasterly direction and look for a link road to Khatwa (Khatwa is a village about 45 minutes away from the Al Ain-Oman border) on the left. This runs northeastwards towards the mountains for 5km.

On the way, we see the new village of Khatwa till we reach the top of the steep pass, and we saw a superb panoramic view of the oasis and the village.

Panoramic view of Khatwa
moutains all around, and like a volcano,
inside a lush green oasis
We leave our vehicle outside the
oasis plantation and proceed further on foot.

Date palm tree plantation
Falaj system carrying clear running water
It is a beautiful walk and we work our way through
the palm plantations and fruits gardens towards the wadi,
pause to look at the ruined mud and stone houses

Banana Tree
Mango
ruined mud and stone houses

A leafless tree
lush green vegetation


walk carefully as not to knock any vegetation
Gorge
We also walk down the plantation towards a deep,
narrow gorge and crossing the gorge by a concrete
footbridge to take a closer look at the gorge and
we can see village of Khabbayn on the other side

deep and narrow gorge
Khabbayn Village

Nutella Bun

Off Road Buraimi-Hatta: Mahdah

Part1: Buraimi Forts & Souk
Part2: Jabel Qatar/Hanging Garden
Part3: Wadi, Camping & Water Fun

Date: 18 Apr 2009

We stopped over at Mahdah for lunch
before we continue our journey to Khatwa

Mahdah/Mahda is the large Omani oasis town.
This is the catchment area for all the water that comes
down from the nearby mountains and the reason
why Mahda is such a green and popular town

Mahda town
Here are the few places we visited after lunch:

Palm Plantation with fortifications around them
Aflaj Irrigation System/Falaj in the plantation
Palm trees in pretty sad shape
Modern House
Ruined mud houses

Mahda Fort
to be continue......

Off Road Buraimi-Hatta: Wadi, Camping & Water Fun

Part1: Buraimi Fort & Souk
Part2: Jabel Qatar/Hanging Garden

Date: 17&18 Apr 2009

During our journey from Mahdah to Hatta Mountain
we visited some of the wadi and took some photo too

Wadi/Valley is a dry riverbed that contains
water only during times of heavy rain

Wadi Sharm
Wadi A'Shuwayhah
Wadi Subakh
Wadi Ash Shiyah
Wadi Ahramiya
Our camp at Hatta Mountain
YT & JW having fun at Hatta Pool
Mountain sunrise

J drive into the wadi

to be continue...

April Girl

Date: 21 April 2009

It's JW birthday!
she is 3 years old now

Off Road Buraimi-Hatta: Jabel Qatar/Hanging Garden

Part1: Buraimi Fort & Buraimi Souk

Date: 17 May 2009

This area is known to many as Hanging Gardens
due to the abundance of plant-life at various points
along the cliffs and this place is an area famous for hiking.

Hanging Garden
[the picture look blur due to the hazy afternoon
and I have to stand in the hot sun with
temperature of 38 C to take this photo]



panorama view from the top of the hill

view of Hanging Garden from far
Trees in the sandy desert near Hanging Garden


to be continue...