Pictures from around Pattaya

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Diwali Festival over this weekend.

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They should have made Buakhao one way today. The picture below doesn't show it well, but Buakhao is gridlocked from Soi Lengkee north to Klang due to the electric line work.

Looks like they're going to have the holes filled on 2nd Rd before the traffic madness starts tomorrow.

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

 

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Wat Nong Ao

Edited November 24, 2023 by blue_flag

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

 

Edited November 24, 2023 by blue_flag

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A selection from last nights Fireworks Festival.

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15 hours ago, blue_flag said:

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

 

Man, I love those whole barbecued squid and eat them almost every day when in Thailand.

 

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Actually never seen the BBQ squid before but yeah look 😋

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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 end my pain. Sadly, there was a lot of dead time, between show 2 and 3 for example, an hour and a half was a concert somewhere miles away and the feed to the North end was poor, so I was pretty bored. China, as usual, a great display.

One amusing incident, my Mrs had her handbag across her chest and she must have looked like a ticket collector and an Indian, who was with his wife, asked her how much for 2 deck chairs....I said 'why are you asking her' and promptly asked him how much for an evening suit, single breasted, one jacket and two trousers. Also, later on, a Thai group left early and one of the Russians was quick to move from the sand to an open deck chair, then a Thai guy came collecting money and boy he moved fast the other way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 25, 2023 by jacko

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2 hours ago, jacko said:

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 end my pain. Sadly, there was a lot of dead time, between show 2 and 3 for example, an hour and a half was a concert somewhere miles away and the feed to the North end was poor, so I was pretty bored. China, as usual, a great display.

One amusing incident, my Mrs had her handbag across her chest and she must have looked like a ticket collector and an Indian, who was with his wife, asked her how much for 2 deck chairs....I said 'why are you asking her' and promptly asked him how much for an evening suit, single breasted, one jacket and two trousers. Also, later on, a Thai group left early and one of the Russians was quick to move from the sand to an open deck chair, then a Thai guy came collecting money and boy he moved fast the other way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Could not agree more regarding the crowds; it reminded me of leaving Elland Road in the 1970's.

Edited November 25, 2023 by blue_flag

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Pictures of the morning after mess left behind from the Fireworks Festival. The flying rats were out in force.

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1 hour ago, forcebwithu said:

Pictures of the morning after mess left behind from the Fireworks Festival. The flying rats were out in force.

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

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^^^
Out for a walk at daybreak this morning. Have to get up pretty early to stand a chance of scooping @blue_flag. 

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Pattaya fireworks

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Central Christmas tree cycling

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On 11/6/2023 at 5:28 AM, blue_flag said:

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

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Loy Krathong

Edited November 27, 2023 by blue_flag

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

 

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Edited November 29, 2023 by blue_flag

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Good morning Pattaya

A crew was busy this morning reminding motorists which way to drive on Beach Rd. Curiously, those reminders are missing from 2nd Rd.

Sad to see some can't be bothered to carry their garbage out with them. I watched a group that was sitting on the beach pick up their matts, garbage tumbling to the ground, and then walk off leaving the pile you see to the left in the picture below. All to common an occurrence here I'm afraid.

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From Pattaya Bay View Point

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I took a look along the far end of Walking Street last evening. It is so much different from how it was, say, 5 years ago. It is dominated by dance clubs catering for Indians, plus some (I assume) gogos offering "Russian Girls". I hope these pics give a flavour of the place.

I thought this place in Soi Diamond would have been forced to have changed its name before now.

I'm a sucker for long hair. 😀

She had a pretty face as well!

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A few from this evening