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Greetings Monkeywatchers, core coon crap for visiting us once again, and welcome to another session of worm can lid lifting. Tin openers at the ready. So December 15 is the big day when we finally get the near mythical official 4am bar closing times. So this puts us back exactly where we were about 20 plus years ago when many of us were visiting Pattaya for the very first time. Isn’t progress wonderful? Interestingly, it’s been pointed out that the new closing time regulations don’t extend the hours during which alcohol can be served, so you’ll need to buy a shitload of beer before 2am to

Mini Siam

Loy Krathong

A selection of street food for this evening's Fireworks Festival event.

Cop on a horse says to little girl on a bike, “Did Santa get you that?” “Yes” replied the little girl. “Well tell him to put a reflector on it next year!” And fines her $5. The little girl looks up at the cop and says, “Nice horse you got there, did Santa bring you that?” The cop chuckles and replies, “He sure did!” “Well” says the little girl, Next year tell Santa that the dick goes under the horse, not on top of it”.

Can't decide if this is quantum parking or Schrodinger's parking ...

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Clean up the beach day after Loy Krathong. By no means as much rubbish left as the Fireworks Festival.

Six from the Big Buddha site.

From the morning walk. Bright sunshine but mist/haze in the distance.

^^^ Reminds me of some of the times I've come home after a night on the prowl and am grateful my lady doesn't have the nose of our dogs. It's not the crotch they pick up a foreign scent on, it's my fingers. Kind of hilarious watching three noses crowding each other out to get a good sniff of my fingertips. Note, I make sure my lady isn't around when this is happening.

I wonder how long it will take them to work out why nobody is paying by the month?

Anybody make it to the fireworks last night? Wow it was crowded, despite there being a vast expanse of new, reclaimed beach, they filled it. I got a deck chair, by far a more comfortable option, and better than getting squeezed from your spot by an ever increasing group of Russians! More of the same tonight, with bigger crowds I expect. I had a pretty slow, painful drive in and I went early to my hotel. Was at the North end in front of the Holiday Inn, and that hotel, kudos to them, opened up their basement toilets for free use... now that is unusual here. My beers made them a blessing to

A selection from last nights Fireworks Festival.

Wat Nong Ao

Preparations are ongoing for the Fireworks Festival on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Just occurred to me to check Google Street View which has images going back to 2012. Sure enough, Oct 2012 there's White Lotus sandwiched between Katesiree and Good Day Massage. https://www.google.co.th/maps/@12.9293201,100.8851553,3a,75y,311.55h,85.67t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1syg8p5wEKEFHwyeq8ZP_JuQ!2e0!5s20121001T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en&entry=ttu The location is now a gold shop.

IIRC they had live music as well. I found mention of the place in Pattaya News Flash from back in 2008. http://www.pattayanewsflash.com/2008/november.html Some photos on Tripadvisor as well. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293919-d7391986-Reviews-Africano-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html

Dismantleing the Music Concert Stage

Six from this morning's walk.

Pattaya Jazz Festival this weekend featuring Kenny G who will play Saturday night.

Preparations for the weekend concert.

Central Christmas tree cycling Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

You must have beaten me by about an hour, @forcebwithu

Well it suggests a state of completion although they are of little meaning here.

Beach Rd is getting lane markings this morning. Meanwhile on the section from the WS entrance to 2nd Rd they're digging a trench. Something else I noticed about the new curb project, they're putting in new curbs from this point to the south. But the section to the north they're leaving in place the old curbs. Could be they're waiting until they rip up the old footpath, but that then begs the question why did they skip this section to start on the footpath rebuild south of this point.

Diwali Festival over this weekend.

A selection from the morning walk to Naklua.

A few from the market.

Street Art and decoration at Naklua

Soi Excite Complex. Soi Pothole - I like the way this establishment has utilised the nickname of the street.

These are located off Second Road near Royal Garden Plaza. Does anyone have any idea what the place was originally. It is in a state of disrepair now. Remind me of O. level Geography, stalagmites and stalactites.

A sign erection in Walking Street. .

Night Bazaar