Picked up after school on a Friday and we were swiftly off to Pattaya. The roads were not busy but there was one car with it's motor on fire.
Then the one with a flat tyre which was still driving.
This truck looked like it was carrying a lot but I imagine that the boxes were empty?
Not sure what this temple was in the distance but it looked impressive. The we were off to find a hotel and we looked at some enormous buildings with absolutely no character and many of them were closed...
On the recommendation of a friend we chose to stay at Navana Nature Escape and it was a small place and it was kept in very good order with an impressive character - we would certainly stay there again.
The mirror made the room look big!
However the dinner was not very good and the Triple Mushroom soup was diluted - terrible. But the beach was lovely. We then went to Terminal 21 for a shopping trip - brought back a bath bomb for Jemma.
We had a late breakfast - which was superb!!
And then we went off to visit the Sanctuary of Truth, somewhere I had always wanted to visit - it was deserted and we decided we just wanted to have a look and not watch a show - and the cost was 500 Baht each - we left.
Noticing that we were not allowed to take a photo of the horses which you could have a ride on - would have thought they would be grateful of some money - there were two people waiting?
So back on to the road, with the usual flower garlands for sale
and today there were doughnuts as well, don't think that I have seen this before?
Then there were the motorbikes giving people a lift.
We tried to visit Khao Laem Pu Chao View Point but because I was a foreigner and there was military bases I was not allowed to get there to have a look.
Then we spotted a Wat Nong Chap Tao from the road - วัดหนองจับเต่า -with an enormous turtle in front. Certainly worth visiting if it is convenient.
BUT there was a lot of it which was not built - the inside of the temple was not finished for example.
Back on the road - this vehicle was leaning a lot - because it had had an accident and was being pulled.
This time we were on our own and later in the day.
We did enjoy have a beer and a snack next to the river - but there was mostly food for sale here.
So it was worth coming and we did not spend a lot today. We nearly took the trip to see the glowing insects but we had seen this on a previous visit somewhere....
Trok Mor Morning Market is a market which I visited in the morning on the Rattanoskin Walk.
If you are looking for a Thai Traditional Market then this is one that I can wholeheartedly recommend. On writing this I also read that the market has been endorsed by Travelfish. The market might be surrounded by tourist attractions but the market itself does not have any tourists down it.
A wonderful place and still authentic, I read that the families have a great deal of history.
