04 October Walk - Naklua - Many Pics

[Oukiva]

06:30, the Sun is already high. Time to go.

Note the Soi Buakhao Tuesday-Friday market on the bottom-right corner.

 

As every morning: Monks, offerings and prayers...

 

and BTW, nice rain this night again.

 

Wat Chaimongkron...

 

... ant it's to guardians.

 

The last finished building in the wat. A school?

 

Second Rd, empty as usual ;)

 

Soi 15 to Soi Buakhao.

City Garden condo on the right

 

The Urban

 

Avenue Residence

 

Mercure: Did someone tried the Friday 333 baht BBQ ?

 

For English expats

The new Tulipe Hotel+Residence project

 

And opposite: The Centara condos...

 

... with very few of themoccupoed.

 

And next to it, an owner expecting some good money.

 

Didn't understood what they are building there...?

 

Pattaya City Hospital

 

Self-service? ;)

 

At least your doctor will not be stuck in the traffic

 

The fire station...

 

More red trucks.

 

The public veterinary dispensary...

 

Its sign.

[Oukiva]

Soi Chaiyapoon

 

I make clean my aircons by guys from this shop,

"Pattaya Air", at Soi Chaiyapoon & 3rd Rd

 

The new golden LK President hotel, mainly for tour groups

 

The huge empty land were used to be Xzyte Disco...

 

Same.

 

Same.

 

Condo in construction where were St Georges Bar and the law bowling

 

Cheap art, but liked the idea

 

One of many pawshops, where girls will put iPhone and gold at the end of the month ;)

1.25% monthly interest and 5 months to pay/buy it back.

 

There is *always* a 7/11 in renovation somewhere in Pattaya

 

An American friend told me they make good American pizzas...?

 

Legends: a very big and popular pool club, next to Central & 3rd Rds

The bus station for far east Thailand (Ubon)

 

On the front of a Thai Club ;)

 

3rd Rd going North

 

Good idea, but which seat for ladyboys? ;)

 

Xspeed, a huge shop for fans of motorbikes...

 

Same.

 

Yet another huge empty land. (used sometimes for concerts)

 

Looks like a new Japanese place ??

 

This bar burned in September.

 

School buses parking

 

Golf driving range...

 

Same. 50 baht per tray for non-members.

 

An easy landmark

Another huge hotel in construction...

 

next to an not very old one. Tourist groups.

 

Arriving Photisan Alley:

right: to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, Sukhumvit

left: to Nacklua Rd, the sea

 

Not much to see/show by there.

 

Naklua Rd going North

 

An ambulant knife sharpener:

a small job that almost disapeared in our countries.

 

Naklua village with decoration for the Vegetarian Festival

 

The (old) seafood market, and terminus of bahtbus

 

Ice factory

 

Ice crunchers

 

Small fishing boat on a quiet sea

 

Looking West from the old market

A long-tail fishing boat

 

Bigger boats

 

The promenade next to the market

 

The big massive Zign hotel

 

Laem Chabang industrial area. Containers cranes

 

The park next to the market

 

Inside the market

 

Inside the market

 

Look good

 

These birds like boats as perch

 

Same

 

The main electricity company office

มุมอร่อย ~ Moom Aroi ~ The tasty corner

 

The Moom Aroi seafood restaurant

A very big one, very popular, with some good food you do not find easly in Pattaya

 

The beach in front of the expensive Ananya Condo

 

An old boat and many birds

 

Looking West

 

A part of the restaurant

 

Another one

 

View from the 1st floor

 

Well alive for someone's tonight meal

 

In front of some gadget shop...

 

I think you know who ;)

Going back, through Soi 12...

 

to the pier.

 

This is a boat in construction. A big catamaran.

 

 

2nd section of the pier

 

 

Ananya & Moom Aroi from the pier

 

Boat for night fishing...

 

Zoom on many of its big lamps. (Nice pic ;))

 

Last part of the pier

 

Pretty boat

 

A nice different angle of view on Naklua highrises

 

And an unobstructed view on the Sanctuary of Truth

Laem Chabang

 

Some nice big fishes at the restaurant (but not for eat)

 

Entrance of the big Zign Hotel

 

and access to the pier just on its right. Easy

 

A few hundreds meters away is...

 

another world...

 

with exuberant vegetation...

 

Looks like an abandonned restaurant?

 

With quiet, trees, shadow... Sad

 

Something big soon at the end of the Soi

 

Another quiet, green, free area

 

Naklua Rd main school...

 

and main temple.

Lumpini Ville, aka Gheto City :(

 

StarDice Disco. Looks better by night

 

Part of VIP Center Bar, a beer bars complex

 

another beer bars complex.

They look small and few compared to 10 years ago.

 

Approaching North Road (Pattaya Nua)

 

Nice entrance of a "relax center" (?)

 

I see the sea . Only Beach Rd to walk now

 

Nice for a tourist beach... :(

 

Looking South

 

Opposite Soi 6. (Don't ask!)

 

In front of the Teddy Bear Museum

 

Jumping from tree to tree to try to stay on shadow

Mini speedboat ;) (and only one engine)

 

Lot of activity on the water

 

A quick zoon in Soi 6

 

On Beach Rd at Soi 6

 

On Beach Rd at Soi 6 too

 

A nice day, but Sun start to be strong

 

Central Road

 

Towards South and Unixx Condo

 

Beach Rd at Central Beach Festival

 

... a quick walk in Walking Street area

but nothing special to show ...

 

except maybe Sapphire front still not finished!

 

Looks like they had some problems with recent big rains ;)

 

Home

 

but first a quick turn to Soi Bhuakao Market to buy some fruits

 

The End

[ProudAussie]

Nice pics, you should go down Soi Buffalo area ?

[Oukiva]

And the map

About 5 hours for 24 km.

[jocky king]

Thanks for your contributions , I likes Moom Aroi by the sea very much , 95% of Thais eating there , it is because Moom Aroi is almost outside of Pattaya along the Nakula rd . There is no bahtbus regular route going there , need a private bahtbus or a car or even a motor bike to go there , The foods there is excellent , mostly a sea foods . Also see The Legends in your photos , probably the best pool hall in thailand , only opens two years ago I think , long may it continue , I was worried if the business can survive because of its hidden location away from the tourist area but I hear it is going very well . I liked a lot of photos as well , shows the real life of Pattaya .. Thanks again for photos .

[THAJEC]

Thanks for sharing nice photos. I also like these walks, but that the weather is very hot at times, but you can see so much more than when taking a taxi.

[g3mini]

Nice pics,

 

I haven't been to Naklua fish market for a couple of years now. Next trip must get down there, there is nothing like picking some fresh sea food on the BBQ and sitting in the park and having a feast for next to nothing compared to here in Oz.

[SRA]

Great pics, thanks for that.

 

Many of us don't venture far beyond Walking Street / LK Metro / Soi 6, so always good to have a look around town.

[brooksie]

A sterling effort sir,thanks for taking time and effort to post..

[striderman]

i've walked from south pattaya to naklua mkt and back once and it's a bloody long way

[Red-Devil]

Great shots Bro.....Moom Aroi (Beautifull corner ) one of my favorite resturants ...Mmmnnnn !

[MSR]

Very nice pics........indeed a supreme and noble effort to show Pattaya in a very refreshing way.

Thanks a lot and sincerely appreciate this.

[daf]

Thanks for sharing, great pics.

[Hispano]

Great pics. Thx for sharing

 

Cool to see other views of Pattaya

[apter]

Great pics, thanks for sharing. Moom Aroi is well worth the time it takes to get there. Excellent food and you can't get much closer to the water without getting wet. Last time I was there we took a taxi from Mr. T. When we asked for a taxi back to the hotel, a baht bus appeared but it wasn't on any kind of route so probably an "in-house" arrangement. Well worth it.

[Frosty]

That's one way to get through the day in Pattaya until the night starts up ...