Cycling Doi Khun Than

Doi Khun Than is a national park south of Lamphun with the elevation of 1373m.

on the way

going down, Yaw 2

Christian at Yaw 3

us 😛

Merry Christmas & Happy new year!

…

See you next year.

Loy Krathong 2009-ลอยกระทง 2552

Probably the most beautiful (definitely the most romantic) festival in Thailand. Celebrated every year some time around late October/November always on the full moon. People gather to the banks of the rivers to thank the goddess of water by floating “krathongs”: elaborated flower and banana leaves compositions assembled on a piece of banana tree trunks. Northen Thailand, especially Chiang Mai, is known for “Khom Loys” — sky lanterns (paper balloons filled with hot air). These are believed to help get rid of troubles and bad luck, and honor the Buddha. You don’t want to find one of those in your garden: all the troubles of someone else has landed at your house! And of course, fireworks….another necessary ingredient of Loy Krathong.

Khom Loy

"Playing" Khom Loys with Shon, Nina and Theera

The big parade in the city

drums

a thai lady

Khun Jordi and his cool new camera

my khom loy

Christian's Khom Loy

Cooking Thai… again

Grandi cuochi!

Uno degli ingredienti principali... aglio

Ancora un po' d'aglio

Altri ingredienti a caso

Sunday market – Chiang Mai

The famous Sunday market also called walking street or Ratchadamnoen road

Isaan

Our four days in the middle of nowhere, in the north-east of Thailand, also known as Isaan.

Rice fields

Traditional Thai silk skirt, actually simply 2 yards of silk fabric.

just a cool picture

Reeling silk thread

Il paradiso della seta

a hill tribe market in the middle of the mountains

Payap IC Freshy Quest Camp 2009

Doi Khun Tan, Freshy Quest Camp 2009

Chili Jalapeño Tasmania aka Terminator and others

Our little puppy :

we got big and naughty!

and we got a new house!it took us two weekends to build it! ...so why again did I choose computer science??!!

ecco!! sta arivando Chili Jalapeno Tasmania...

...terminator!

FAME!!! ( notice chili's foot mark on the house 😀 )

ninjaaaa

....morto...

…and the others:

isn't he cute?

...less cute...

... and not cute at all!

this guy shares the garden with chili :)...

...and this "little" guy we met in a public park in Bangkok

Bangkok and Ayutthaya

Before I went to Switzerland we spent a day in Bangkok:

Bangkok by night

Temple of the Emerald Buddha

...decorations

The famous reclining Buddha

…and a day in Ayutthaya:

...ready to explore all the ruins

me too!

Head of Buddha Overgrown with Fig Tree Roots

transportation means for tourists

Chili

Hi, my name is Chili ...

... and I am a little devil when I am not sleeping