Sunday, March 6, 2011

Pattaya - 3Days 2 Night

Pattaya
- 150 km south-east of Bangkok (2 hours)
- Pattaya used to be a sleepy fishing town
- Popular not only as a beach resort and for its entertainment, nighlife and shopping, but also for the broad selection of recreational activities it caters for, from golf and horseback riding to bungee jumping, karting and shooting.
- Others will be scuba diving, jet-skiing, sailing and etc.



================ DAY 1 ================


Ticket to Pattaya from Suvarnabhumi airport - 124 baht

The Pattaya Counter @ Suvarnabhumi Airport

The Street @ Pattaya

Our Hotel - Inn House

Ripleys...Believe it or Not!

Pattaya

The "Walking Street"

The "Walking Street"


Put $$, the Robot (human) will move

Pattaya City - End of Walking Street


End of Walking Street


Turkish Ice Cream show

Sea-side of the Pattaya Beach

Pattaya Beach




=============== DAY 2 ===============

1. Hard Rock Cafe & Hotel

Hard Rock Hotel @ Pattaya

Hard Rock Hotel - MegaStore

Hard Rock Swimming Pool

Exercising

Hard Rock Cafe, Pattaya

Hard Rock Cafe - Store

Hard Rock Cafe

In side the Hotel

Save The planet

View the Hard Rock Cafe from the Beach side

Opposite of Hard Rock

Beautiful beach

2. Mini Siam

Welcome to Mini Siam

Ticket - 300baht/person

Mini Siam, miniature world

Tosakantha - A green demon with 10 heads, 20 arms according to Narai God's ordination from Tosakantha's previous life. His weapon is a magic bludgeon that on its top can point anyone die, while its low can point anyone alive. No one can kill him.

Eiffel Tower - wrought-iron tower in Paris, a landmark and an early example of wrought-iron construction on a gigantic scale.

Nam Dae Mun (Korea)

The Cologne (Germany)


Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy)

Coliseo de Roma

Singapore

The Statue of Liberty (New York Harbour) - 1886

Under Construction :)


The Anantanagarach Barge

The Anantanagarach Barge - Zoom In!

The King Taksin Maharach Monument - 1954

Giant Swing and Brahman Temple

Giant bird @ beside the Wat Phra Srisunpetch

Raksasa @ Thai Life Insurance - The 1st life insurance company of Thai (1942)

The Bridge over the River Khwae - 1945

Bangkok International Airport (BIA), Don Muang Airport

RAMA IX Cable-Stayed Bridge - bridge across the Chao River, The world's longest single plane cable-stayed bridge (3km)

Angkok Wat (Cambodia) - 802-1295


3. Santuary of Truth


Center Hall - Release from cycle of life

The way to The Sanctuary of Truth


The Sanctuary of Truth

The technique they use to build the building (no nail)

The ticket : 500baht/person

Some show @ the cafeteria on the way to the building

What she doing?

It is huge and Amazing!

SeaGate


Closer view of the Sanctuary of Truth

Sanctuary of Truth is located @ the seaside

Moving to the entrance

Zoom in

Center Hall - Release from cycle of Life
Represented wood sculptures the great four porticos symbolizing entrance to four sublime truths the foundation doctrines of Buddhism and Bud-sa-boke pavilion symbolizing emptiness of universe truth and cycle of live from beginning to the end of desire


Eastern Hall - Mother (Grateful) :
Represent wood sculptures depict parents as the creators, who give life love and caring their offspring, parental love is clean and pure.

Northern Hall - The Social Advancement and Spirit
Represented wood sculptures depict of Chinese supernatural being and Taoism also Confucianism present the precept that including the Bodhisattva


Western Hall - The Sky and The Earth (Four elements)
Represented carved work that the world is compose of the great four elements from the beginning of time. The sky or Universe presented by Wind element and Fire element, it's self evolution. The Earth represent by Water element and Earth element, it's the placing for origin being.




Still under construction


They need to change the wood every 10 years due to it located beside the sea

The Joint techniques being used

Overview inside

This is not for tourist to climb :)

One hand for giving, another hand for receiving

Center


Under Construction

We are dust.. :)

The Tour Guide - Nice and friendly


Outside of the Sanctuary of Truth

Another angle

Prototype

The Factory

In progress..

We are in the photo.. 250baht

Going out by taking the horse

I am riding..

Lunch : Kao Ka Mu

Delicious!

Mu kok

4. Wat Phra Yai


Wat Phra Yai (Temple)

Giant Statue


Wednesday..

Painting

Overview


5. Jomtian Beach

Heading to Jomtien Beach





The water there is not really clean..

The sand actually is rough

One rent table there - 150baht

Banana Ride

So many people there

Sun set







=============== DAY 3 ===============

Going back to Bangkok - 113 baht'

Pattaya Bus station

Buying the ticket

Price from Pattaya to airport : 200baht


The Bus is coming

Bangkok bus ststion : Ekamai


************************* Miscellaneous *************************

Our Hotel - 120baht/day


Our Tour Van : 1500baht/day

View from the Hotel

Hotel Swimming Pool

There are many sea activity on the morning