Pictures from around Pattaya

[jacko 8,814]

11 minutes ago, blue_flag said:

Tree Town Area at night.

The sofas in Baccara look pretty good compared to the parrot perches that seem to be the norm there. I still have not even visited Treetown.....

Thx for the pics. 

[Shooter 864]

13 minutes ago, jacko said:

The sofas in Baccara look pretty good compared to the parrot perches that seem to be the norm there. I still have not even visited Treetown.....

Thx for the pics. 

Makes a dif for me.  I hate sitting on a stool.  Chair or sofa for me. 

[blue_flag 1,365]

Dismantling the Music Festival Stage

And finally this morning before the rain.

Edited August 29, 2022 by blue_flag

[blue_flag 1,365]

[TheFiend 1,181]

1 hour ago, blue_flag said:

 

Mrs Fiend can't walk past a lottery ticket seller without stopping to look at those tickets!!!

Edited August 30, 2022 by TheFiend

[jacko 8,814]

11 hours ago, TheFiend said:

Mrs Fiend can't walk past a lottery ticket seller without stopping to look at those tickets!!!

Hmm not a good sign. Online sales was supposed to reduce these sellers who actually gouge people on prices... although middlemen might be the problem. Was at a Pa Boons restaurant the other day and was pestered 3 times by hawkers, 2 lottery and one jasmine garlands. The old Seinfeld line came to me... 'I will buy some later when I come round to your place, what time do YOU eat?' 

Edited August 30, 2022 by jacko

[Regyai 415]

Yes its the status quo of the middlemen and their slice of the action at the top of the food chain. That, and the meagre capped volume of tickets that the Online Sales release (for an immediate 'sold out') - presumably so as to preserve the status quo.

[Olded 243]

Before I was pestered a lot by DVD sellers when I was eating and I didn't like it and one day a guy told me, you have to remember that these people are just trying to make a living, it's better if they sell  something than them out robbing people.

[blue_flag 1,365]

A lot of outstanding work at the rear of The Avenue.

Southern end of Second Road still reduced to two lanes.

 

[Odense 492]

Nice pics again - thank you.

With the road so restricted is that generating a line all the way to Jomtien (in one direction and to Naklua in the other) or is the traffic still so light that it is not too bad?

 

 

 

 

 

[blue_flag 1,365]

25 minutes ago, Odense said:

Nice pics again - thank you.

With the road so restricted is that generating a line all the way to Jomtien (in one direction and to Naklua in the other) or is the traffic still so light that it is not too bad?

 

 

 

 

 

I have not seen evidence of traffic backing up past South Pattaya Road.

Second Road from South Pattaya Road is restricted to two lanes up to a point just before Kiss Food and Drink/Soi Dianna; they is then aggravated by parked vehicles on the left hand side of the road.   Once past Kiss Food, other than parked vehicles traffic runs reasonably freely.

 

[blue_flag 1,365]

The new addition to Le Pub. (above and below)

Beach Games over next three days.

Edited September 1, 2022 by blue_flag

[Odense 492]

95 baht for a Tiger Draught is not bad at that bistro. But I am guessing there is also nothing to look at before 20.
I am hoping I am wrong?

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[jacko 8,814]

8 hours ago, Odense said:

95 baht for a Tiger Draught is not bad at that bistro. But I am guessing there is also nothing to look at before 20.
I am hoping I am wrong?

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I would expect they have well given up that Bistro nonsense now. They used to have  special 100 baht bottles before 9.00 I think it was, good starter place.

[forcebwithu 4,853]

Took a ride down Beach Rd and found the beach showing no signs of damage after last night's heavy and persistent rains. Quite an improvement from years past. Good thing too as it would have been embarrassing to have the Pattaya Beach Games with the beach washed away.

[Regyai 415]

 

For a moment couldn't see the relevance of Darth Vader

 

Edited September 4, 2022 by Regyai

[jacko 8,814]

The new place in town, looking more as per it's name.

The soi 15/2nd Rd work is still ongoing... but it has not moved towards Buakhao (yet-Hideaway must be dreading that), but work seems to be mostly filling in and tidying up on the other side down from The Centara. 

Still little bit to do... bury the odd motorcycle maybe.

And the beach, on a humid and sticky day....

Edited September 4, 2022 by jacko

[forcebwithu 4,853]

A photo survey of the damage to the beach after last night's storm. Across from Soi 5 repairs underway.

Surprisingly south of Klang I saw no beach erosion.

Across from the Soi 13's in the past had some of the worst erosion. Today nothing.

[forcebwithu 4,853]

The new road surface on WS came through unscathed too.

Soi 16 canal waters were running fast.

One section of the footpath has been taken over by the jungle.

[forcebwithu 4,853]

Wonder how the powers that be decided Naklua Soi 18 was deserving of the embedded pavement lights, centerline as well as gutter lights no less! Some one has baht to burn.

[Regyai 415]

13 minutes ago, forcebwithu said:

Wonder how the powers that be decided Naklua Soi 18 was deserving of the embedded pavement lights, centerline as well as gutter lights no less! Some one has baht to burn.

Doesn't need the wisdom of Solomon

Follow the money from order issuer to receiving contractor 

to find the familial DNA link

[blue_flag 1,365]

A significant amount of damage done to the beach over the last 48 hours.

 

[blue_flag 1,365]

The tactic this morning seems to be removing sand from the lower level of the beach and moving it back onto the higher level, adjacent to Beach Road.

 

[blue_flag 1,365]

A pleasant morning this morning, compared to past couple of days.

 

[Broughton 497]