°HOTEL BARAQUDA PATTAYA – MGALLERY PATTAYA 5* (Thailand) – From RUB 6423

Far reaching city views. Offer price: 7,999,000 THB / £175,200. Monthly instalments of 66,659 THB / £1,460 for 120 months. 2 bedroom sea view condominium. Other services provided for hire: Laundry and housekeeping services. Spread the balance over 10 years. Brand new, never been lived in. Infinity edge swimming pool on the rooftop area (Tower A). Original price: 8,960,000 THB / £190,476. Landscaped gardens, water features and a strip of chill out relaxation Salas. Multi-levels of Covered parking. Furniture, washer / dryer etc will be added. Main swimming pool on 2nd floor (Tower A) Main communal area. State of the art interior fixtures and fittings. Completed at the end of 2016, The Peak Towers offers tranquil beachside living in a highly convenient location. The property can rent out for approx 30,000 THB / £660 per month long term or approx 20,526 THB / £450 per week on short term rentals. Equipped fitness. Exercise room on the rooftop area. Full freehold foreign ownership. Stunning Jomtien Bay ocean vistas.

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Important transport links are on the doorstep, with the attractions and amenities of downtown Pattaya and Walking Street just a 5 minute trip down the Pratumnak Hill by car, motorbike or taxi. The Peak Towers offer a range of first-class facilities and amenities including two pool areas, a separate covered parking complex, Zen-relaxation zone and full fitness facilities with panoramic ocean views. Residents can enjoy a brief stroll to the best beach in the city and the immensely popular sunset restaurants ‘The Chocolate Factory’ and ‘Sky Gallery’, just a few minutes away. With optimized interior layouts and first-class building materials, The Peak Towers ensure absolute luxury in your own home. With exquisite panoramas in all directions, The Peak Towers offer you serene ocean and city views from the vast majority of apartments. Residents can enjoy the pristine settings of Cosy Beach or The Royal Varuna Yacht Club, just a short stroll away. Immerse yourself in the stunning Pratumnak parkland and the diverse selection of bars and restaurants nearby. Location: Pratumank Soi 1, Pratumnak Hill. Situated in the peaceful, leafy environs of Soi 1, Pratumnak Hill, The Peak Towers are ideally placed just a few minutes’ drive from central Pattaya – pattaya.thaibounty.com – to the North and Jomtien Beach to the South.

The sight of Rudolph Schenker windmilling his arm around while rushing to the front of the stage is one of the most symbolic sites of rock music. The Scorpions are still going strong today and Mickey Dee (ex-Motorhead) has found a nice little job on the drum stool, driving on the band from the back. All the while, rumors of the Scorpions being ready to call it a day continue to be rife every year. “The Zoo” is an early classic from the Scorpions that has probably been played at every one of their concerts since this album was released. They have now released eighteen studio albums and countless live albums plus compilations and DVD’s. Who knows what is next for them. They have played over 5,000 concerts in over 80 different countries. With over 100 million sales behind them they already have a fantastic legacy. The closing title track meanwhile is clearly influenced by Led Zeppelin, but then everybody has their influences so why not take from the best? It is a storming rocker that is guaranteed to get the crowds going in live surroundings.

Shows off a band ready to take on the world. But that doesn’t mean the songs all sound the same, far from it. Klaus Meine’s vocals are obviously heartfelt. The big ballad and centerpiece of the album, “Lady Starlight”, is an emotional lament and to this date (2018) is the only Scorpions song to be recorded with strings and orchestral winds. The album comes from the beginning of that classic period. The first to feature Matthias Jabs as sole lead guitarist. The songwriting is pretty evenly shared out between the group, showing that they were all heading in the same direction. Rudolph Schenker holds the musical reins on this one whilst Matthias Jabs puts in a sensational solo to bring the song to its close. “Animal Magnetism” was the Scorpions seventh album. Probably came from experience. The album opens up as it means to go on with a livewire rocker in the shape of “Make It Real”, with forceful lyrics, screaming guitars and a thunderous rhythm section.

Next on lead six string was Uli Jon Roth, but then he got recalled to the planet of his origin, so since 1978 Matthias Jabs has made the position his own. Klaus Meine has been the lead singer on every Scorpions album and has one of the most distinctive voices in the game, handling the ballads equally well as the all-out rockers. The Scorpions were created in 1965 by Rudolph Schenker. The classic era of Scorpions is thought to be from 1978-1992, with the line-up completed by Francis Bucholz and Herman Rareball. They were known primarily as a hard/heavy rock band, but their well crafted ballads also garnered them favorable recognition. At first, Rudolph’s brother Michael (Schenker) was the lead guitarist and focal point of the band, but his shining light got noticed by those British ruffians UFO and they soon stole him away. Have always been at the forefront of German rock music.