// my_gallery1.js // -------------- // special stuff for part one of this gallery function getPartLinks() { var ptString; if (GERMAN) ptString = "\"\" \n" + " Fotos Teil 1: Insel, Menschen, Tauchbasis
\n" + "\"\" \n" + "Fotos Teil 2: Unter Wasser
\n"; else ptString = "\"\" \n" + " Photos Part 1: Island, Fellow Travelers, Dive Base
\n" + "\"\" \n" + "Photos Part 2: Under Water
\n"; return ptString; } function getContinueLinks() { var cuString; if (GERMAN) cuString = "\"\" \n" + "Weiter mit Fotos Teil 2: Unter Wasser
\n"; else cuString = "\"\" \n" + "Continue with Photos Part 2: Under Water
\n"; return cuString; } // load pictures and text function loadPictures() { pic1 = new Picture("pic1", "MA01", "001", "Machchafushi Highway", "Machchafushi Highway", "Sandweg von der Tauchbasis zu den Wasserbungalows am Südende der Insel", "Sandy path from the divebase to the waterbungalows at the southern end of the island", 0); pic2 = new Picture("pic2", "MA01", "002", "Bootssteg", "Jetty", "Blick vom Coffeeshop auf den Jetty am Weststrand", "View of the jetty on the western beach from the coffeeshop", 1); pic3 = new Picture("pic3", "MA01", "003", "Klein-Sydney", "Little Sydney", "Das Wahrzeichen von Machchafushi am Ende des Bootsstegs erinnert mich ein wenig an die Oper von Sydney", "The landmark of Machchafushi reminds me of the Sydney opera", 1); pic4 = new Picture("pic4", "MA01", "004", "Traumstrand", "Dream of a Beach", "Der nordwestliche Ausläufer des Strandes ist einfach wunderschön", "The beautiful northwestern end of the beach", 1); pic5 = new Picture("pic5", "MA01", "005", "Strandblick", "Beachview", "Blick vom Highway auf den West-Strand", "View of the western beach through the green", 0); pic6 = new Picture("pic6", "MA01", "006", "Noch ein Traumstrand", "Another Dream of a Beach", "Der Nordstrand ist ebenso schön, aber nicht so breit. Dafür findet man hier etwas Schatten unter den Palmen.
Kein Wunder, daß die meisten Stammgäste hier ihre Bungalows reservieren.", "The northern beach is equally beautiful but smaller. It provides a bit of shade under the palmtrees.
Most repeaters try to get a bungalow here.", 1); pic7 = new Picture("pic7", "MA01", "007", "Strand-Bungalows", "Beach-Bungalows", "Ein Blick auf unseren Strandbungalow (Westseite). Zum Strand geht es ca. 10m nach links durchs Gebüsch. Auch die Bungalows am Weststrand sind ok, wogegen man von denen am Oststrand nur abraten kann.", "Our beach bungalows on the western beach. The beach is 10 m to the left (behind the bushes). These bungalows are also ok, contrary to those on the eastern beach, which should be avoided.", 1); pic8 = new Picture("pic8", "MA01", "008", "Gekko", "Gekko", "Auf Machchafushi gibt es verschiedene kleinere und größere Gekkos. Alle sind völlig harmlos und fressen unerwüschtes Ungeziefer.", "You can see all kinds of Gekko lizards on Machchafushi. They are absolutely harmless and feed of unwanted bugs and moscitos", 1); pic9 = new Picture("pic9", "MA01", "009", "Bougainville", "Bougainville", "Das Inselinnere gleicht einem wunderschön angelegten und liebevoll gepflegten Garten.", "The inner parts of Machchafushi are a beautiful garden with lots of palmtrees and tropical flowers.", 1); pic10 = new Picture("pic10", "MA01", "010", "Der Coffeeshop", "The Coffeeshop", "Der Coffeeshop neben der Tauchbasis ist ein beliebter Treffpunkt nach dem Tauchen. Hier gibt es von morgens bis Sonnenuntergang alkoholische und nichtalkoholische Getränke und kleine Snacks. Abends kann man hier ein romantisches Beachbarbecue genießen, das man aber extra bezahlen muß", "The coffeeshop next to the divecenter is the favorite meetingpoint after diving. It offers drinks and snacks from morning till sunset. It also offers a romantic beach barbecue in the evening (not included in full board !)", 1); pic11 = new Picture("pic11", "MA01", "011", "No Limits Jörn", "No Limits Jörn", "Jörn kam direkt aus Hongkong nach Machchafushi - auch seine Reise hatte Sub Aqua prima organisiert. Obwohl er hier ganz gemütlich aussieht, kannte er unter Wasser keine Grenzen. Gott sei Dank hat niemand seinen Computer kontrolliert ;-) ", "Sub Aqua also booked Jörn's flight from Hongkong to Machchafushi. Although he looks very relaxed on this photo, he deserves his nickname, because he accepted no limits under water. Lucky guy - nobody checked the depth on his dive computer ;-)", 1); pic12 = new Picture("pic12", "MA01", "012", "Fitness-Lindi", "Fitness-Lindi", "Für alle, die nach dem Tauchen noch überschüssige Energie loswerden wollen, gibt es einen kleinen Fitnessraum. Unser Fitness-Fanatiker Lindi hat ihn täglich ausgiebig genutzt.
Denkt bitte dran, daß Sport und Schwitzen nach dem Tauchen nicht unbedingt ratsam sind.", "Machchafushi also has a small gym that was used frequently by our friend Lindi,who is a real fitness freak.
Please remember that sports and heavy sweating after diving may be dangerous ! ", 0); pic13 = new Picture("pic13", "MA01", "013", "Restaurant", "Restaurant", "Markus (Lindi) und Jörn beim Mittagessen an unserem Tisch im Restaurant. Wie man sieht, schmeckt es den beiden.", "Markus (Lindi) and Jörn having lunch at our table at the restaurant. They are obviously enjoying their pasta.", 1); pic14 = new Picture("pic14", "MA01", "014", "Tom's Paradies", "Tom's Paradise", "Tom hat ganz offensichtlich sein Paradies entdeckt. Auf Machchafushi ist es wunderschön, man friert nie, das Curry ist lecker und man muss vor allem nicht arbeiten sondern kann schlafen, lesen oder Unterwasser-Videos drehen.", "Tom has found his paradise. Machchafushi is beautiful, it's never cold, the curry is delicious and best of all: you don't have to work but you can sleep, read or shoot under water videos instead.", 0); pic15 = new Picture("pic15", "MA01", "015", "Insel-Laden", "Island-Shop", "Der Inselladen neben dem Restaurant. Hier kann man neben Souvenirs und Zigaretten auch Sonnencreme, Zahnpasta und andere überlebenswichtige Dinge kaufen, die man zu Hause vergessen hat.", "The island shop, next to the restaurant and main bar. Here you can buy souvenirs, cigarettes and all those livesaving items like sunscreen and toothpaste, that we all use to forget at home.", 1); pic16 = new Picture("pic16", "MA01", "016", "Handtuchservice", "Towel-Service", "Netterweise werden auf den Tauchdhonis von den Guides vor Abfahrt frische Handtücher verteilt. An diesem Tag war Kuday dran, der beste und lustigste Guide auf den ganzen Malediven", "The dive guides hand out fresh beachtowels on every dhoni tour. This time it was Kuday's turn, he is the best and funniest guide we ever had.", 0); pic17 = new Picture("pic17", "MA01", "017", "Tauch-Dhoni", "Divers Dhoni", "Eines der traditionellen Tauchdhonis bei der Abfahrt. Für jedes Dhoni gibt es eine maximale Taucherzahl, so daß man meistens genug Platz für sich selbst und die Ausrüstung hat.", "A tradinional dhoni with a group of divers heading for the morning dive. There is a maximum number of divers on each dhoni, making sure that that every diver has enough room for himself and his equipment.", 1); pic18 = new Picture("pic18", "MA01", "018", "Pinapple Island", "Pinapple Island", "Auf einer Tagestour machten wir Pause auf Pinapple Island, einer unbewohnten Insel nordwestlich von Angaga. Schöner Strand, tolle Lagune und Milliarden von Mücken !", "On a fullday cruise we spent the noon break on Pinapple Island, a small uninhibited island northwest of Angaga. Beautiful beach, great swimming in the laguna and a billion moscitos !", 1); pic19 = new Picture("pic19", "MA01", "019", "Mittagspause", "Noon Break", "Tauchdhoni vor Anker in der Lagune von Pinapple Island.", "Our dhoni achored in the laguna of Pinapple Island.", 1); pic20 = new Picture("pic20", "MA01", "020", "Trockenraum", "Equipment Room", "Im Trockenraum der Basis kann es ganz schön eng werden, wenn die Insel ausgebucht ist. Mit etwas Suchen findet man aber immer noch irgendwo einen Bügel und ein Plätzchen für die Kiste", "The equipment room is a bit too small, especially if the island is completely booked, but you will always find a hanger and some room for your box.", 0); pic21 = new Picture("pic21", "MA01", "021", "Sonnenuntergang", "Sunset", "Der Pool auf Machchafushi wird zwar nicht viel benutzt, sieht aber im Sonnenuntergang sehr romantisch aus.", "Few people are using the pool at Machchafushi, but he is a very romantic motive for a sunset", 1); pic22 = new Picture("pic22", "MA01", "022", "Sonnenuntergang", "Sunset", "Wenn man den Sonnenuntergang, wie üblich, vom Coffeeshop aus anschaut, sieht er etwa so aus.", "Watching sunset while you are having a drink at the coffeeshop usually looks like this.", 1); pic23 = new Picture("pic23", "MA01", "023", "Valentins Buffet", "Valentine Dinner Buffet", "Am Valentinstag wurde rund um den Pool ein tolles Buffet aufgebaut. Die Köche waren zu Recht stolz auf ihr Werk: Das Buffet war liebevoll dekoriert und schmeckte, wie immer, sehr gut.", "On Valentines Day we had dinner around the pool. The cooks were proud of their beautyfull buffet with excellent food.", 1); pic24 = new Picture("pic24", "MA01", "024", "Valentins Deko", "Valentine Decoration", "Der Eingang zum Buffet und die Palmen und Büsche waren mit Herzchen und bunten Lichterketten geschmückt. Kitschig aber schööön", "The entry of the buffet was decorated with 2 big Hearts and there were coloured lights in all the bushes and palm trees. One can argue about good taste but in the end it was very romantic.", 1); pic25 = new Picture("pic25", "MA01", "025", "Be My Valentine", "Be My Valentine", "Bei soviel Romantik ist Wiederstand zwecklos ;-)", "We could not help it, it was actually toooooo romantic", 1); } // write the 25 machchafushi thumbnails, 5 per row function writeThumbnails() { document.writeln("
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