Al Ain Oasis and National Museum

Al Ain Oasis is an old date palm plantation

individual orchards are separated by mud brick walls

they make up a labyrinth of walkways

but you can walk into the plots and check how the trees are grown

the dates grow in bunches

and in a crown at the top of the palm

they are irrigated using an anciet falaj system

 

there's a scarecrow here and there

and a contraption to catch pests?

workers take care of the trees

and some actually live within the oasis itself it seems

each gate has information about the palms grown there

and there is the occasional fruit tree too, there's dad checking out the mangoes

it's a nice place to get away from the heat and noise of the city

Just outside the oasis is the national museum and a small fort

various structures imitate the sheiks grounds in the old days

there's more about the Bedouin lifestyle in the museum

mother and baby

education

water

and hospitality