2011, DEC 31- 2012, JAN 2 : THAILAND, PATTAYA-Beach Road

We spent today and January 1, in Pattaya. I stayed most of the time at our hotel, while others continued to explore the town, what it had to offer, including shopping, Thai foot message,
and a Thai cooking class.

In the evenings, we enjoyed the Beach Road Malls and other establishments, all decked out for Christmas and the New Year’s Eve.

The morning of January 2, after breakfast, we packed our bags to leave for Bangkok, in a hired van.

Mr. Pon, our driver was a lively middle-aged man. He entertained us playing of Indian movie songs and some songs he had written and composed himself in praise of the Buddha.

Back in Bangkok, we rested at our hotel, before heading out to dine at the Indian Hut. Getting there, however, turned out to be quite an adventure.

After getting out of the subway station, we ended up walking in the wrong direction. We had to hire tuk-tuks to take us to the restaurant, and after dinner, back to our hotel.