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For my morning ride I headed out to the Naklua Market, a fresh seafood lovers paradise. Next stop was to check on the WS paving work. Progress still moving at a glacial pace with paving up to Soi 14. And prep work just past Soi LePub. Over on Buakhao Soi 15, Soi Piss Alley is only accessible if you're on two wheels or feet.

Have a look at the topic linked below. The High Contrast Chrome extension I recommend in my post helps quite a bit. The next post has another suggestion on how to set your preferred font.

Wonder what a building with no windows will be used for.

Not much progress on WS which is not surprising since most of the workforce is huddled up in the shade. They're working on compacting the vacant land next to Nirun. Be interesting to see what kind of buildings they plant on the land.

Not surprised to see the no parking signs that went up a little over a month ago are now being ignored and not enforced.

WS business owners aren't happy with the slow progress. https://www.facebook.com/Thepattayanews/posts/1180956669322007

Amazing Thailand. I snapped a picture of them restarting the paving project on 29 May. Nine days later they've only managed to pave this small stretch. The area that once was Simon Beer Bar complex is being cleared. Heading down Beach Rd to take pics of WS I encountered a backup of traffic that stretched back a good distance. Turns out it was this doofus in the right lane that had stopped with his flashers on. Thought maybe he had engine problems, but as I was taking pictures of the paving work I saw the parked vehicle move out and the van slip into its place. As is

The curb and construction barrier is what limits access to The Avenue to foot traffic only, or a guy with a camera on a mtn bike.

Soi 15 update. Still can get to Soi Dianna via Piss Alley, but only foot traffic to The Avenue. Road construction on 2nd Rd by Kiss.

Sun dog from about an hour ago.

Same happened in the US market. Customers clamored for cheaper prices and the airlines delivered with an à la carte menu. Of course then they complained about having to pay for checked bags, seat preference, meals, etc.

Not Pattaya, but pics from today of the Jomtien Beach nourishment project. Looking south and north from opposite of the Chaiyaphruek intersection. Nice example of redneck engineering for hauling boats out of the water. A peak behind the construction barricades of the work currently taking place from soi 12 - 13. Pic looking south from the north end of Dongtan Beach.

Two days ago they had started on laying down the new pavers. Somebody must have seen it was a piss poor job since today the new pavers at the entrance to walking street are gone. Farther up WS they're digging broke a water main. Work continues on the intersection of the enlarged drains near Soi 16. And over on Soi 15 off of Buakhao no more cutting through The Avenue for vehicles to avoid the construction, but Piss Alley is still open. If you're on two wheels it's possible to ride the length of Soi 15 to 2nd Rd if you're comfortable riding on sections of soft, sh

Looks like a beautiful park. Agree, wish we had something like it in Pattaya. Probably closest are the paths going up and around the Pattaya City sign and the view point. BTW, Google reports different opening hours. Checked as I thought the 16:00 in your post might be a typo.

Repaving of WS has started. Currently working on the section from the entrance to Soi 14. Since I was in the area snapped off a couple of pics of the south Pattaya canal. The market across from Wat Chai on Pattaya Tai is still closed.

A post on another forum said the place on Soi Pothole with the gold plated urinals is now open to 2am too.

Thought I'd add the loop I usually do when updating the Shrinking Pattaya Reservoirs topic. It's a relatively easy 40km loop with minimal elevation gain. The km distance included in parenthesis above each photo corresponds to the waypoints in the Google Map at the end of this post. The starting point for the route is the railway road intersection at Soi Khao Nois. (0.0km) When you get to the sign for the Indoor Stadium, turn left. (4.8km) At the bottom of a small rise in the road turn left. (6.9km) Within a short distance of about 100m you'll make another left. Anot

Next up, Mabprachan Reservoir. On the far shore, the white structure is the water intake for the reservoir. No more having to keep dredging a deeper channel to feed water to the pumps. For many years there's been a poorly maintained dirt track by the water filtration plant. Looks like they have plans to commercialize the spot. Was surprised to see the work going on to clear this area. Hopefully it'll be another addition to the Mabprachan Reservoir Park. A new side path to the main bike path with nice looking landscaping. The

Eight months since the last update, so about time I got out there again and checked the reservoir levels. No surprise with lack of tourists and a decent amount of rain the reservoirs are in great shape. First up, Huai Chak Nok Reservoir. The side reservoir that was being used by a jet ski business is full, but no more jet ski business. The dredged out pond on the right is new. No idea what that is used for. The dogs were the smart ones. Those that bothered to open an eye probably had a good laugh at the stupid human passing by on a bike in the heat.

Thought it was because they bought the lease, but not the name, thus the slight change in name. Same happened when Heaven Above moved out of their location on WS and to a new location on Soi Boomerang. The new business in HA old location dropped "Above" from the name and called itself Heaven Agogo.

The Zero Bar location has a new name A few snaps from Beach Rd.

Progress update on the 747 self-loading cargo terminal.

De Bua Hotel

^^^ News item about the sign on Beach Rd.

Soi 15 road work update. You can still get through to 2nd Rd through the Avenue parking lot, but probably for not much longer. A few pics of Soi Boomerang. Since elections are on the 22nd, guessing this has something to do with that.