|
We stayed here at
Silversand Villa for 5 nights
before going to Bangkok. Time to get some photos
from immigration. |
|
|
Surf Kitchen brunch
restaurant. Very nice with excellent food. Lai
for brunch at Surf Kitchen restaurant.
|
|
|
The fish pond at
Silversand Villa.
Martin and his beers. |
|
|
Lai with her beer.
At immigration again. Busy girl. |
|
|
Two colorful houses
seen from Geir's condo. The pool outside S2.
Martin prefers the one at A1. |
|
|
Lai with her white
morning face. Lai ready to get out out of the
hotel. She looks nice.
Cops at Surf Kitchen. |
|
|
Happy cops after
cleaning up the beach. A hopeless, ridiculous rule preventing umbrellas,
beds, eating and drinking on the beach. Not good for tourism. See the
new look beaches. The swimming pool at
Silversand Villa. |
|
|
Oslo Tailors next to
our hotel. Denmark Hotel with an excellent
buffet breakfast. Worth a visit. |
|
|
Outside the restaurant.
If weather allows, you can eat there as well.
One nice brick column outside
Silversand Villa.
Martin working hard on his computer. Nice selfie of him and Lai. |
|
|
Fish at Surf Beach
Kitchen Hotel. Red snapper on the menu. Lai had
her fish boiled. |
|
|
The pool at
Silversand Villa is very nice.
Clean and still in the morning at 0700. |
|
|
Martin getting ready
for his daily 2000 meters' swim. Just jumped
into the drink adjusting his swimming glasses. |
|
|
Morning view of the
pool. Martin at it. It takes him some 70
minutes, give or take a few minutes. |
|
|
Martin finished his
shower. Martin is packing up his gear. |
|
|
Friday, August 20th,
off to Bangkok and Ambassador hotel. Martin is enjoying an old Christmas
beer he gave Suza for Christmas. Fancy green bus
on the road. |
|
|
Details of the green
bus. For a video of the trip, watch
it here. It is quite fascinating and a 68 Mbyte long .ASF-fil.
The morning of the 21st, time to visit the pool. |
|
|
Good bye to Suza for
now. He will pick us up on Sunday at 1030 for departure to the airport with
Martin and Lai to the bus stop. It is Chinese
New Year, the year of The Sheep. |
|
|
In the evening,
Martin's favorite German food, crispy pork knuckle (eisbein) with sauerkraut
and mashed potatoes. The restaurant is just
outside the main entrance of The Ambassador and 100 meters to the right. |
|
|
Lai likes the fancy
buses. In the morning of the 21st,
time for a buffet breakfast at The Ambassador. |
|
|
Chavalit,
Martin's old friend at The Ambassador works in the restaurant now.
Martin with
another friend at the hotel. Aree. |
|
|
Lai at the swimming
pool. She is lazy and didn't want to swim. Lai
likes to pose instead. |
|
|
The tower block at The
Ambassador hotel. Martin to the left for the two
fat woman from India. |
|
|
Martin doing his laps.
40% backstrokes and 60% crawl. Total of 2000
meters. |
|
|
Martin is finished.
Well done. Lovely Lai and Martin at the pool. |
|
|
Nice creepers next to
Rosabieng. Walking down the street and a parking
lot.
Lai and her Buddha. |
|
|
Martin and his beer.
Lai's favorite building in Bangkok. |
|
|
Zaw, Martin's pill
seller. Martin ant Tot at Rosabieng. |
|
|
Evening meal with jazz
music. Fried, dried pork.
Our evening table. |
|
|
Feb22nd, Martin is off
to Norway. And the last swim in Thailand this time.
Martin enjoys his pool. |
|
|
The main wing where
Martin stays. The pool is nice, but a
little bit murky this time. |
|
|
Martin happy after his
2000 meters in the pool. Farewell to Martin's
favorite room, 363 at The Ambassador Hotel. |
|
|
Waiting for Suza.
More waiting for Suza. |
|
|
Lai waits too.
Next to a big flower pot. |
|
|
The court yard for the
Ambassador Hotel. Then time to take off to the
airport. Video here. Bye to
Suza for now. |
|
|
Lai says good-bye to
Martin. Off to the gate. |
|
|
Shops at all the
corners at the airport. Then back to Norway and
sleet at Drammen railway
station and the house in Westwood. |
|