Interesting sites as we walked along the beach early Saturday morning

I thought the serpent heads for an entrance to a hotel were rather ominous

A flute-playing prince and a mermaid are characters from a famous Thai poem from the 1800s called Phra Aphai Mani which featured Ko Samet in the storyline. piper and mermaid statues  are located on Hat Sai Kaew beach, on a small rocky outcrop.