Playa Del Carmen July-August 2005 - Page 3

mommy dearest · 07-18-2005

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Originally Posted by Thor Henning

Any suggestions where to go to see a nice Mayan village?

When we were there in June visiting my daughter Heather (She works on this forum)she took us to Coba to see the ruins and we passed thru a mayan village, we ate at a Mayan restaurant right by a lake where kids played with crocs for tips.....that was a lot of fun and the food was very good. We saw the ruins and got to swim in a cenote which was awesome!She also later took us to the Mayan show at Xcaret, which was a "10"!Just a few suggestions....!If you get a chance, talk to Heather on this site about it..she is very knowledgeable and helpful, as are all the mods on this site.

Thor Henning · 07-19-2005

Thank you very much! After I wrote that question I have talket to Heather and we are going on a special trip to Ek Balam and we will be visiting a Mayan village.

I have also learned that Heather has a Norwegian Grandfather.

louden48 · 07-19-2005

Thor,

Some of the folks from Texas are planning on having a "peep meet" in the evening on the 31st and we would love for you and your family to come. What trip to Playa would be complete without meeting some *true blue Texans*!??!!?

Please let know if you think y'all might attend. I'll be glad to fill you in on the details!

Christy
Louden48

Thor Henning · 07-19-2005

Thank you for inviting us! I see you are in for StewartG's peep meet at La Ranita bar August 1st too. I will try to make it there. That could be a grand party.

Thor Henning · 07-20-2005

I haven’t heard anything how El Tukan Condotel managed Emily yet. I hope they are fine. From what I hear from Playa in general it is probably fine, but I would really like to hear for sure. Anybody knows?

Henk · 07-20-2005

Hi Thor.

i'll will be there on 30-07-05 till 13-08-05 but overhere in Holland they got no Info for us...so if anyone got some info about it.Please.

Thanks to you all!and take care.

Greetings from Amsterdam!

Henk

Thor Henning · 07-20-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henk

Hi Thor.

i'll will be there on 30-07-05 till 13-08-05 but overhere in Holland they got no Info for us...so if anyone got some info about it.Please.

Thanks to you all!and take care.

Greetings from Amsterdam!

Henk

The best place to get info about Playa is here on this forum.

I tried to get information from my travel agency here in Norway (Star Tour), but all they could say was that they would call me if it was a problem. They told me not to worry.

Thor Henning · 07-20-2005

I have got the news that El Tukan Condotel is ok after Emily.

You kan read about it on this link:
http://www.playadelcarmeninfo.com/pl...ad.php?t=16143

Thor Henning · 08-15-2005

We got back on Friday after one of our best vacations ever. I will write a trip report here soon.

(Now I have to do it.)

caramba · 08-15-2005

We're looking forward to it!

Glad you had such a nice time!

joshua0885 · 08-15-2005

How was the weather down there? I'm leaving next week for PDC for the 5th time and I've been looking online at weather.com, but it hasn't looked so great.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thor Henning

We got back on Friday after one of our best vacations ever. I will write a trip report here soon.

(Now I have to do it.)

Thor Henning · 08-16-2005

Of course we had only nice weather...

Michael · 08-17-2005

Thor,

It was great meeting you and your family.
Thank-you for the photographs.
I’ll dig through mine and send some to you when the opportunity arises.

I’m glad you had a great vacation. We really enjoyed the trip to Muyil. It was made so much better because we could share it with you and your family.

Best regards to you and Kari and Martin.

We hope you come back to Playa again before too long.

Mike.

ps Remember that camera set up I showed you for taking immersive VR pictures.
Here are some of the results.
http://villaflamboyan.com/MovsE.aspx
This subject may be a good one for your photography classes. In addition to the creative element there is a lot of interesting math. Do a search for Helmut Dersch to read some more.

Thor Henning · 08-22-2005

Thank you Mike!

I'd better start my trip report. The time runs so fast after returning to Norway from Playa, and with new students it's much to do at work. But here it comes:

Let's start with the beginning. After the long air travel, where we met 8 other Norwegians heading for Playa, we arived at El Tukan Condotel. I was excited to see how much dammage Emily had done.

Here are some pictures of El Tukan: Our apartment right on the top.

You can see some dammage on the tree tops.

And here is the new palapa at Los Tulipanes restaurant:

The flowers are comming back to 5th Avenue:

The ****** opened on 5th Avenue. They should have started serving food by now.

We came to Playa late Thursday and on friday evening Martin, Kari and I were invited to Michael and Rosie for barbecue.

The picture was taken by Martin. We had a lovely time and really enjoyed ourselves. We met some other peeps also invited. Tyra, Sarah and Fat Cat Skipper (JEZ) among others.

Thor Henning · 09-03-2005

It's going slow with my trip report. I have so much to do at work these days and it's still not over. But there is more to come.

Rissask asked me before to bring cat food to the kittens at El Tukan Condotel, but I didn't see any cats there at all. They must have moved to another place Rissask. All was well at El Tukan after the hurricane. One of the first days we were staying there they changed a broken window in the apartment.

07-19-2005	#33 (permalink)
louden48 Hillbilly Chica Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas Posts: 1,896	Meet with some Texans on you trip? Thor, Some of the folks from Texas are planning on having a "peep meet" in the evening on the 31st and we would love for you and your family to come. What trip to Playa would be complete without meeting some true blue Texans!??!!? Please let know if you think y'all might attend. I'll be glad to fill you in on the details! Christy Louden48

08-22-2005	#44 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,460	Thank you Mike! I'd better start my trip report. The time runs so fast after returning to Norway from Playa, and with new students it's much to do at work. But here it comes: Let's start with the beginning. After the long air travel, where we met 8 other Norwegians heading for Playa, we arived at El Tukan Condotel. I was excited to see how much dammage Emily had done. Here are some pictures of El Tukan: Our apartment right on the top. You can see some dammage on the tree tops. And here is the new palapa at Los Tulipanes restaurant: The flowers are comming back to 5th Avenue: The ****** opened on 5th Avenue. They should have started serving food by now. We came to Playa late Thursday and on friday evening Martin, Kari and I were invited to Michael and Rosie for barbecue. The picture was taken by Martin. We had a lovely time and really enjoyed ourselves. We met some other peeps also invited. Tyra, Sarah and Fat Cat Skipper (JEZ) among others. Last edited by Thor Henning; 10-03-2005 at 05:34 PM..

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07-19-2005	#32 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,460	Thank you very much! After I wrote that question I have talket to Heather and we are going on a special trip to Ek Balam and we will be visiting a Mayan village. I have also learned that Heather has a Norwegian Grandfather.

07-19-2005	#34 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,460	Thank you for inviting us! I see you are in for StewartG's peep meet at La Ranita bar August 1st too. I will try to make it there. That could be a grand party.

07-20-2005	#35 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,460	I haven’t heard anything how El Tukan Condotel managed Emily yet. I hope they are fine. From what I hear from Playa in general it is probably fine, but I would really like to hear for sure. Anybody knows?

07-20-2005	#36 (permalink)
Henk toe in water Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lelystad,Holland Posts: 43	Hi Thor. i'll will be there on 30-07-05 till 13-08-05 but overhere in Holland they got no Info for us...so if anyone got some info about it.Please. Thanks to you all!and take care. Greetings from Amsterdam! Henk

07-20-2005	#38 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,460	I have got the news that El Tukan Condotel is ok after Emily. You kan read about it on this link: http://www.playadelcarmeninfo.com/pl...ad.php?t=16143

08-15-2005	#39 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,460	We got back on Friday after one of our best vacations ever. I will write a trip report here soon. (Now I have to do it.)

08-15-2005	#40 (permalink)
caramba añejo Join Date: May 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,692	We're looking forward to it! Glad you had such a nice time!

08-16-2005	#42 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,460	Of course we had only nice weather...

08-17-2005	#43 (permalink)
Michael añejo Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Silicon Valley, California Posts: 4,168	Thor, It was great meeting you and your family. Thank-you for the photographs. I’ll dig through mine and send some to you when the opportunity arises. I’m glad you had a great vacation. We really enjoyed the trip to Muyil. It was made so much better because we could share it with you and your family. Best regards to you and Kari and Martin. We hope you come back to Playa again before too long. Mike. ps Remember that camera set up I showed you for taking immersive VR pictures. Here are some of the results. http://villaflamboyan.com/MovsE.aspx This subject may be a good one for your photography classes. In addition to the creative element there is a lot of interesting math. Do a search for Helmut Dersch to read some more.

09-03-2005	#45 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,460	It's going slow with my trip report. I have so much to do at work these days and it's still not over. But there is more to come. Rissask asked me before to bring cat food to the kittens at El Tukan Condotel, but I didn't see any cats there at all. They must have moved to another place Rissask. All was well at El Tukan after the hurricane. One of the first days we were staying there they changed a broken window in the apartment.