Pattaya ... redux

From Siem Reap we had decided to head back to Pattaya for a couple days.

Infamous city sign

The bus was full, so full the driver put plastic chairs in the middle of the aisle, kind of cracked me up

Bus was so full, plastic chairs were placed in the aisle !

Waiting at the Cambodia/Thai border, Thai side for the Pattaya bus.

After being dropped at the Cambodia side of the border at Poipet, we had an interminable wait for the bus to Pattaya.

Teh min bus fiannly arrived and luckily was fairly empty, Toni managed to catch a nap in the back seat

Cacthing a few Zzzzz's in the bus

We both liked it in Pattaya, aside from the grumpy Russians, it's a wonderful place for Adults. Toni took in a show at Tiffany's, a famous Ladyboy cabaret extravaganza.  She managed to buy a ticket outside from a group where two people didn't turn up, getting the VIP section for the same price as the normal section, getting free drinks and snacks to boot !  While I can appreciate the spectacle, a Ladyboy show is not really my scene, Toni however, enjoyed it thoroughly !

Heiniken available at KFC Pattaya !

Hustle and bustle of Walking Street at night

We had managed to to arrive back at the Pattaya Music Festival, a giant 3 days musical extravaganza for Thai's but e took advantage of the goings on to indulge in something different and enjoyed eating local food on Pattaya Beach one evening.

Dinner on the beach, Pattaya Music Festival

Friend Quail Eggs, at the music festival, yummy !

Temple of Truth
This is an amazing structure at Nakula Bay, worth a visit but relatively expensive for the entrance fee, for visitors, Thais get in quite cheaply apparently !  The temple is completely made from wood, even the joints etc are all made of wood, some amazing work and the structure is massive.  They are constantly working on expanding and maintenance work, being right on the shoreline it suffers a bit from damage from the ocean breeze.

Temple of Truth

Intricate wooden carvings

Intricate wooden carvings

Koh Larn
We visited Koh Larn again, for B30 per person one way, why in hell not ? !  We hired two scooters as Toni was keen to ride herself, after having a taste last time we were there.  The Island is one of the few places i was comfortable with her riding, anywhere else has been either organised chaos (Thailand) or disorganised chaos (Cambodia) on the roads. We also had one set of snorkel gear this time and we both enjoyed doing some snorkelling at Monkey Beach, there are plenty of rocks at the end of the beach,

Monkey Beach, Koh Larn

with fish of all sizes swirling in the azure water, further out soft corals where in abundance.  While not a Great Barrier reef experience, it is certainly something wonderful to do. 

Plenty of pretty Russian girls !

The snorkelling and all the monkeys near the beach

Wild Monkeys on the beach

had Toni enthralled for many hours !  As Toni was new to scooters, we explored all of the Island, visiting the beaches we had missed first time around and taking in some of the views as well.

View from near the cop shop on Koh Larn

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