Bangkok - Pattaya Day 2

The next day started at 7am Thai time with a hearty buffet breakfast in the hotel. There was a wide selection of cold cut and cheese, pastries, bakeries, dim sums, noodles, cereals and rice dishes.

The interior design of horses and vases.

After filling ourselves, we headed to Chaophraya River for a sightseeing of the riverside activities.

Me on the boat. I'll just post one picture of myself since someone commented on my huge arm. Bleh~

The houses. These are at least 40 years old. The modern generations no longer wanted to live such life.

Selling souvenirs to the tourists.

Next up we went to Wat Arun which is located on the other side of the river. The day is really hot and we were all sweating all over.

I didn't went inside as there is an extra charge and short pants are not allowed. One has to rent their 'sarung' for an extra 20 Baht.

After getting all sticky and smelly, we went for a scrumptious buffet lunch which is located at the 78th floor on a tall building. Since we arrived a little too early, we went for the 360 degree revolving deck at the 83rd floor for a top view of Bangkok city.

See the express way. When will Penang has one of this?

Lunch was really nice with food selection from Thai, Japanese, Western. Chinese and also dessert. Too bad there's not much stomach space. There were also a clown show.

At the dining hall

We then headed to Pattaya. Halfway there, we stopped by Sriracha Tiger Zoo. The tigers there are breded in a special way. They are fed by sows. This helps to overcome the problem where the tigress's milk is insufficient to feed all the clubs. And its kinda sweet to see the tiger and pigs sleeping together in the same cage.

See me? Haha

This is real tiger. No extra charges but tipping is encouraged for the staffs' hard work.

There are shows on specific hours. We watched the crocodile show where the staff put his head into the crocodile's head. Followed up is the tiger show where the tigers are made to do certain moves such as jumping through the fire loop, walking up straight and more. There was also a pig which can make simple calculations and pigs racing.

The tiger standing up.

We continued our journey and the next stop is at Thai Alangkarn where we had our early buffet dinner which had nothing to shout about and then a Thai cultural show. No cameras allowed so didn't snapped any photos. After the show, one can take pictures with the performers with extra charges. That's how most theaters there work.

We reached Pattaya at night. Checked into our hotel, Royal Twins Hotel. Since we don't have any schedule at night, we went for a walk at the nearby market and plaza. The streets at night were still very much lively and there were more massage rooms and roadside stalls.

McDonald. Sawadeekab~

My Spongebob shirt I got from the roadside stall at only 120 Baht. Cute, ain't? Hehe.

Back to the hotel for my nice sleep.