john luke Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 All the smaller statues are present; they appear to have been given a fresh coat of gold. The Big Buddha, however.............. is under refurbishment. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 And onto Pattaya Bay Viewing Point. and finally the firecracker 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 That Big Buddha is impressive, but somehow I prefer that Chinese temple just below. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starshine Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Great pics John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Great pics, but what's the surprise? It's 7.30am here, not long woke up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Krapow said: Great pics, but what's the surprise? It's 7.30am here, not long woke up! The scaffolding I think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 She looks cute ...... Yeah, yeah, I know she is Chinese....but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 An update from a visit this morning. Nothing has changed really. An attempt to escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 33 minutes ago, john luke said: An update from a visit this morning. Nothing has changed really. An attempt to escape. Gonna make a point of going here, do you just use Grab to get there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 No need. Baht bus on Second Road on reaching Dolphin Circus will either turn onto Naklua Road and onto market. If it turns left to go on Beach Road get off and walk to Naklua Road, then get baht bus there to the market. Return baht bus down Naklua Road and onto Beach Road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 great pics BUT I think you have to remember that whilst its a seafood market, practically NONE of the seafood comes fro the ocean. only two stalls right at the back sell seafood from the sea, the rest is farmed and freshwater shrimp etc. never fails to amaze me as there is the sea right next to it. same on ko samet, seafood is actually shipped in from the mainland and.. freshwater farms. huge difference in taste too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 GF and her Filipina friends often go there after church on Sundays. Get it cooked at one of the stalls and have a picnic in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Smooth Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Are the prices displayed on the fish and shrimp and mussels, etc...per kilogram? When I'm in Pattaya, I love to buy a bag of those steamed mussels for 50 baht. But I think I saw 60 baht on a mussels display and that cost is a great deal if for a whole kilogram. I'd buy several fish and let them clean and cook them for take away back to the loom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 I visited again this evening; this time with DSLR camera and sepparate flash gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 12/22/2019 at 9:21 AM, Jambo said: New seasons strawberries on display. That means they will be on sale down in Sattahip this morning. 😀 Wasted journey - a strawberry free zone! Two sets of strawberry sellers this evening. The strawberries did look as though they needed a little more ripening. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 10 hours ago, john luke said: Two sets of strawberry sellers this evening. The strawberries did look as though they needed a little more ripening. I am in Mae Sot now. Leaving Mae Sot for the drive back south the next 80 klms is like driving in a mini version of the Swiss Alps albeit, after several years, they have finally completed a dual carriageway. That has changed the road from the most dangerous in Thailand to the fasted most dangerous in Thailand. One of CF's snuff video's featured a head on crash from a woman's dashcam as she was hit head on by a coach overtaking on a blind bend which happened all too often before they completed the road. I digress. 40 minutes or so into the journey you come accross a very large fruit & veg market in quite a high up location. It is run by "Hill People" who even Sai has some difficulty in understanding. The area is cooler than Thailand generally and in season it sells the biggest, sweetest and best strawberries you could ever wish. Currently, an 80 minute round journey is unfortunately a bridge too far even for a taste of heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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forcebwithu Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 12 hours ago, john luke said: She looks the older version of the young girl that used to do the contortionist act with her old man on WS. Could it be she's now moved on to singing for her supper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 The event is based around Central Festival, however the parade will start from the rear of Royal Gardens Plaza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 There will be a concert this evening at the front of Central Festival and a number of stalls have been errected in Beach Road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 The event commenced in Royal Gardens Plaza and left onto Second Road where it made a left turn at Pattaya Klang to double back onto Beach Road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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john luke Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Just before the last left turn onto Beach Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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