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Islands tour 1

The lookout gazebo on the hill in Phuket
With friends in Phuket
Phangngah bay is beautiful
Of course the kind of entertainment Thailand is famous for
On another hill in Phuket there is a new Buddha
Tokyoites be happy to see this
Night entertainment on the beach on Phi Phi island
This is the overhyped small bay where they filmed “the beach” with Leonardo DiCaprio
Some famous person left their name in the Sand
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Sanctuary of truth – Pattaya, Thailand

In Pattaya Thailand there is a tourist attraction called the sanctuary of truth which is well worth the visit. It shows religions and philosophies from all over the world and presents them in a traditional method of Thai building and architecture which makes it very attractive.

A commemoration of the previous king of Thailand
Putting the weight on the front of the motorcycle
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Wat Sri Suphan Chiang Mai

Rats do amazing things
The silver temple
Look carefully. The saying clearly says only men are allowed
This tourist from Australia was told by the Thai lady she was not allowed to enter the temple
Honoring the last king with his image on a ฿1000 note
Now we know where the Batmobile has been hiding
Very Hindu-ish
Temples Nedah Big gongs
Having one of my favorite meals after the temple visit, waterfall pork and sticky rice
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Funny stuff

Obviously something everybody needs
On Koh Chang this monkey gets the pick of the trash
This truck dumped cases of beer on the steep curved road and beer cans were rolling downhill
Do you think it’s full?
This is a menu from a Lao restaurant
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Frankfurt – back again

What tour of Germany would be complete without a schnitzel?
Look at all the frankfurters near the frankfurter
Enjoying our lunch looking at my great grandfather’s house in Bad Kreuznach
And of course it had to rain in Frankfurt on our last day in Germany and in Europe
Some church choir singing in public
I want to make a cap with this logo, “my hometown Bad Kreuznach”
Finally, back in Thailand and some delicious food
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Paris

You can rent this Lamborghini to drive around Paris in style
The ride on the TGV was very comfortable and pretty fast
People were lining up for at least window shopping and maybe a few of them were actually interested in dropping a few thousand euros for something they probably didn’t need. But then again, the name is everything in Paris.
Even Kenzo has a presence near the Champs Élysées
The Champs Élysées is the street where the elite meet to eat and also where they celebrate the heroes of World War II; Churchill, Roosevelt, and of course Charles DeGaulle.
We did see a few Lamborghinis here and there and of course they were gold
What would Paris be without an accordion player entertaining us with the 1940s music of Edith Piaf while keeping company with a dog with sunglasses
This guy looking at me, was about ready to approach to try to get me to delete the photo of this scam game of ball under the glass
The Basilica of Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
Leprechauns in Paris, driving old Citroen
For some reason, I was captivated by this model
We found our way to Little Africa
Even in the train stations, the French have to show us how artistic they are
I just had to have the recommended steak and it was pretty good
He was crying because he lost his clothes
As I said, before, every city has to have its ferris wheel
So this is where Louis add, Marie-Antoinette lost their heads
The tunnel to the Arc de Triomphe
I found out my friend Alain can’t get a job back in Paris, driving his old Citroen for tourists
These guys have a cloth with grab loops on each corner, so when the police show up, they grab the loops and it becomes an instant runaway bag
Flexible kids
We found a very good Chinese restaurant
Notre Dame is on the mend
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Paris Louvre 2

As you may remember from French history, there were no more attached heads to put crowns on so this museum seemed to be a good place to keep them.
I wonder if Napoleon was putting the crown on Josephine in front of the pope
This was the zigzag line to view the very tiny Mona Lisa
What I read is the Venus de Milo is so famous because of its most perfect preservation, and it was one of the few artifacts left in the museum after the looting Post Napoleonic war
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Paris Louvre 1

Millions of people go to visit this museum every year. I really recommend it. Not because of the inexpensive price of €17 but it is just worth your time and effort so plan to spend at least three hours to five hours walking around. Plan to go before 3 PM because it closes at 5:30. It is better to go at about 1 PM or in the morning. The one attraction is the Mona Lisa and there are hundreds of people lining up to get close so that is at least a 15 minute line.

This permit is the entrance
Not just the artworks, but the building it’s just as attractive and impressive as the works inside
What would a museum be without a Caesar?
We were in a hurry since we entered at 3 PM so I didn’t stop to see what this attraction was and why they were so many people interested in it