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posted on 15-5-2016 at 14:48

Visit of the island by 4x4 and by foot:

Different temples and places of cult:

Then we went to a coconut plantation:

Leandre, our guide:

me:

The monkey they use to pick up the coconuts:

The Baobab, a bar/restaurant run by a french guy named Greg and his Thai wife called Indie:

Going to the waterfall, unfortunately at that time of the year, it hadn't rained for almost two months, so not much water there:

Banana tree:

We also visited the Golf course, but didn't take any pics of it. :shy:

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posted on 15-5-2016 at 15:06

The second week we went to another island called Koh Phangan, located in the north of Koh Samui. We went there with a traditional thai junk bought and restored by a belgian guy who's lived there for a few years now:

Jumping from the roof of the junk:

The bar/restaurant of Koh Phangan:

Back on the junk with a french couple we make the acquaintance of early in the trip:

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posted on 15-5-2016 at 15:16

Back at the Baobab, Greg, the boss, is french and the rest of the crew is thai, they're all really cool and nice, the food is good, the cocktails are good (with actual alcohol in them, not like in most of the bars of the island):

The plane that took us back to France:

I regret not having taken pics of the little towns we went to, Chawneg, Nathon, etc. And also I should have taken pics of some of the hotel staff members, especially Suwannee, my massager, and Lach Mee who works at one of the restaurants and she's got such a cute smile and she's so sweet, I must admit I had a huge crush on her... anyway, as soon as I've got enough money, I'll go back, maybe one week in Bangkok or Phuket and one week in Koh Samui.

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posted on 15-5-2016 at 17:46

Breathtaking photos Aqua! And great to see what you look like too! :bouncing:

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posted on 15-5-2016 at 18:26

Thank you very much. I don't remember whether I've ever posted a pic of me before or not, I'm not sure...

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posted on 15-5-2016 at 18:46

I remember I couldn't find any when I drew that get well card for you after you broke your elbow... :biggrin:

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posted on 15-5-2016 at 19:47

Yeah, I only very recently started posting pics of me on some forums. I don't really like that but it's no more such a big deal as it used to be in the past.

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posted on 15-5-2016 at 22:57

I can relate... here I'm more comfortable than elsewhere. That photo of me dressed as tiger, I didn't dare post that at Zappa.com.

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posted on 16-5-2016 at 07:22

Yes, I can understand that. That's what I do too, only for a little audience I've known for quite a long time. lol.

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posted on 17-5-2016 at 00:08

Right!

Aaanyway, had a busy Pentecost. On Sunday, the Evoluon was open, which I visit on any occasion I can (my 5th visit so far in 33 years of trying). Since it's not just plain awesome on the outside, but also on the inside, I made 180 photos, uploaded them to dA to use their software to make a motion book, but that's harder than it looks.

And today was Open Castle day. We have a lot of castles nearby but there's one I had my sight on: in Asten, about 20 km away. Dad and I cycled there - an exhausting journey, but well worth to see the castle ruins. They're allegedly haunted by the ghosts of the women who were tortured in the witch hunt in the late 1500s.

Entry porch of the castle's farm buildings

Ruins of the main building. As you can see, this open day was rather crowded, with questionable music performances and a lot of kids.

Remains of the castle's tower. The old drawbridge was originally to the left of the bridge I was standing on while taking this photo. This tower had a basement that originally held the counterweights of the drawbridge. After the bridge was moved, the counterweights were no longer needed and removed. But the cellars underneath is where the lord of the castle, Bernard van Merode, imprisoned and tortured the women suspected of witchcraft - some didn't make it, one was rescued but was paralyzed - one escaped and related of torture and rape to the clergy, and the church stepped in to halt the persecutions.

The medieval kitchen: the passage to the left was to drain water if the floor had been scrubbed, the smaller niches were for lanterns and candles and alike, and the large niches on the right were ovens.