Shangri-La in Muscat, Oman
Posted by tmallare on September 5, 2010
If you’ve read “The Lost Horizon”, then you are familiar with the mythical Shangri-La. It is a fictional destination somewhere in the Tibetan mountains and is portrayed as a paradise on Earth, isolated from the rest of the world…. a utopia, of sorts. I am not a particularly fanciful person. So, although this book was somewhat entertaining, it certainly wasn’t one of my favorites.
On the other hand, the Shangri-La Resort Ron and I visited a couple of days ago in Oman, definitely IS one of my favorite locations from now forward. It is situated with mountains on one side and the Arabian Sea on the other. It is SO quiet. The environment is simply serene – I can’t think of a more appropriate word. There is now a road leading to the area, but supplies for the building were actually brought in by sea during construction. We only spent only two days there… thank goodness!! Any longer and we would have been spoiled beyond redemption.
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- Our hotel at Shangri-La
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- Entrance
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- Beautiful wood detailing at the entrance
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- What a driveway! I wish mine in Kansas looked like this.
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- View from the balcony
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- Keyhole entrance to the water
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- Overlooking the Arabian Sea
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- Infinity pool view
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- Infinity pool. I want one of these… as soon as I get some water on the horizon in my back yard.
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- High Tea every afternoon at 4:00p. I could get used to this!
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- Beautiful glittering tiles in the lobby fountain
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- Ceiling in the entry
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- Lobby – birds in the water
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- I loved this feature. First, beautiful doors. They opened up so you could see into the bathroom…
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- Or, they could be closed for perfect privacy.
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- Ron in the “Tea Room”
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- Striking rock formation
