{{ February 1st Pattaya

A contractor's truck ... Or a demolition derby candidate...

One of my favourite foods ...Khao Pad Boo (fried rice with crab) and then off to Pattaya nightlife and the infamous Walking Street

A mall bronzed street performer...

Walking Street nightlife I have covered before but always changing...

The pig dog Max sporting a glow in the dark orange toenail treatment for 2015.

Putting in a cement road ...Thai style. Notice the women and child workers...

{{ January 27th Pattaya

Today, I went with a friend here to the Dinosaur Park to see an amazing magic show...location Chonburi which is just outside Pattaya. Cost...200 baht (C$7.65) and was able to take a few pictures.

Colourful laundry...

Sellers

Food...

Motorbikes ...84,000 baht (C$3200)

And repair...

Selling wooden ships

Selling colourful stuff...

Fitness...

Bar coasters drying...

Corner cosmetic surgery shop...

Women's clothing...

Motorcycle taxi HQ...

And finally ... The sorriest town square I have ever seen

{{ January 24th Pattaya Bits and Pieces

Well, I have already settled in here. As I write this I am at the beach...the toil, the toil, the toil. Just a few bits on Thailand and Pattaya.

The Post Office...

My friend Noom mailed a parcel to a friend. Cost of the box ... Wrapped 16 baht (.61cents) and postage $1 ... Total $1.61 ...Canada Post take note!

A day at the beach this year ... 10 baht for bus each way ...100 baht for chair and umbrella rental plus cup of tea plus Scheppe Manau drink...Total $4.57

Sleeping cat...

A few of the flowering plants offered for sale at a Garden Centre!

{{ January 22nd Bangkok evening

Tonight it was back to Chinatown to enjoy a meal at a seafood restaurant on the street. Sitting on a low plastic stool with noisy traffic just a few feet away and the noise and smells all around you. The food was good...had crab curry with morning glory vine sautéed in garlic and pepper. Noom had the clams which I declined to sample.

Just some of the traffic and mob of people...

After Chinatown we made a quick stop at the night flower market ... Wow! about 8 square blocks of stalls selling all manner of flowers and related things...

And that's it for Bangkok...tomorrow Pattaya. I will still be taking pictures but the posts will be sporadic. I have covered Pattaya many times but there is still more to discover...

{{ January 22nd Bangkok

The last full day in Bangkok for awhile. Yesterday I went to Chinatown. I have not really seen this area in the daytime. In existence for over 200 years, the area sells virtually everything.

😅😓 A few notes on Bangkok: Pedestrians have few right of ways. In fact you must always be not only aware of traffic coming at you because they will not stop for you but also looking down because of uneven sidewalks and obstructions all over. It is even worse if you encounter a street filled with vendors.

Next stop...Suan Luang Rama 9 park which is the namesake park of the current King.