Snapshot of Pattaya

Jeff had two days off recently, and we took some time to explore more of Pattaya. We thought we'd share some of our pictures so you can get a better feel for the city. First up, Pattaya Beach. We haven't spent much time here since our hotel has such a great pool and since the beach isn't too large, but we have taken a few pictures.

We hiked up to the Buddha Hill Lookout and got this great picture of the beach and the rest of the city.

At the far south end of the beach is the famous Hollywood style Pattaya City sign. It looks cool from far away, but even better up close.There is a sidewalk the entire length of the beach that separates the beach from Beach Road (its real name is Th Hat Pattaya, but everyone knows it as Beach). Scattered throughout the sidewalk are tons of small statues like this one. They are really cute and they distract attention from the prostitutes along the side of the road :) The light poles along the sidewalk also have cute statues on them. We love this one of a child riding a chicken.
Beach Road is full of shops and restaurants and is always crowded. There's always an interesting variety of vehicles on the road, but this one definitely sums up Pattaya.In addition to the shops and restaurants, there are tons of food stalls on Beach Road, and pretty much every other street in Pattaya. You can get just about anything at these stalls (noodles, fruit, seafood, etc.). Some (like this fruit stand) are more appealing than others (like this pork stand with a pig's head on it). Its hard to go down any street in the city without coming across a tailor shop. They can custom make just about anything for you. We haven't had time to get anything made quite yet, but other co-workers here have had suits and jeans made and they were awesome. We definitely are looking to get ourselves some custom goodies before we leave. We just have to find the right shop. Hmmmm, if only we could find a shop that copied Versace suits . . .

These are just a few of our pictures of the G-Rated side of town, but hopefully it gives you a better insight on Pattaya as a whole :)