{"id":7775,"date":"2011-09-02T12:50:51","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T04:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/?p=7775"},"modified":"2011-09-05T16:41:12","modified_gmt":"2011-09-05T08:41:12","slug":"bangkok-pattaya-trip-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/personal\/2011\/09\/02\/bangkok-pattaya-trip-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Slideshow:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><object width=\"400\" height=\"267\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/s\/c\/bin\/slideshow.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Flifethrulens%2Falbumid%2F5647598486682332913%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US\" \/><param name=\"pluginspage\" value=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" \/><embed width=\"400\" height=\"267\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/s\/c\/bin\/slideshow.swf\" flashvars=\"host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Flifethrulens%2Falbumid%2F5647598486682332913%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Had breakfast at the hotel at 6.30am, followed by a boat trip to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bangkok.com\/beyond-the-city\/coral.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Coral Island<\/a><\/strong> which is about 15 minutes from Pattaya beach.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/F0ZcDTQT0vEyUlH-ztWpLA?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-TxDCZg3vrWw\/TmBM7xg82OI\/AAAAAAAAgc0\/wVrYZCBrwxk\/s400\/DSC_0010.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lifethrulens\/BangkokPattayaTripDay3?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Along the way, we stopped at one of the floating piers for those interested to do parasailing. Then went up for a round.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/u9bUhVeS-tYb_0kdqrZ8hw?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-OiTZyS12Q-s\/TmBNEiAbEqI\/AAAAAAAAgdE\/iXaiwb86Uhw\/s400\/parasailing01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lifethrulens\/BangkokPattayaTripDay3?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Video of parasailing:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PaYo5aAA0pg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reached the island by 9am, and it was very hot. I didn&#8217;t feel like entering the sea as the weather was too hot, and the crowd was a lot. Just lazed and enjoyed watching the crowd.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/e79lVC8PCLGcbUcSYShnHA?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-pIk6OlA_Zlo\/TmBNSX4fduI\/AAAAAAAAgdg\/-MDQ9CWSzEA\/s400\/DSC_0022.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lifethrulens\/BangkokPattayaTripDay3?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Left the island at 11am, after Then did some shopping (yeah, they have a long row of stalls selling clothes, trinkets, food etc. along the whole beach).<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/Vf11YyK5kTAQMEBgtVtSrA?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-DlzKwrn984E\/TmBNayj9gqI\/AAAAAAAAgd0\/hanMNhhfEds\/s400\/SAM_1083.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lifethrulens\/BangkokPattayaTripDay3?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oQggK7ws1uI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We headed back to hotel to freshen up and then took lunch at the place below:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/2nPpORTURFRihqVKYSCdNg?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-8aRCvLJgbCs\/TmBNonmFBYI\/AAAAAAAAgeQ\/kECiOWAzb_o\/s400\/DSC_0126.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lifethrulens\/BangkokPattayaTripDay3?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>This was followed by visit to a gem factory and a honey factory. Then bought some honey here. The sales guy was a Malay speaking Indonesian-Thai guy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next destination was the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pattayafloatingmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pattaya Floating Market<\/a><\/strong> (artificial) which was also packed with visitors.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/rge9tsXwYjIETnnD17TA2A?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-5oIBU8IBF6Q\/TmBNr02j_0I\/AAAAAAAAgeY\/_4Ybl4aoKI0\/s400\/DSC_0130.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lifethrulens\/BangkokPattayaTripDay3?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its a interconnected pathway on water (small lake) which houses many stalls. This place is quite big, and if you plan to spend time to buy stuff, then should allocate 2 to 3 hours here. There&#8217;s many stalls selling trinkets, handicraft, food, and so on. \u00a0Unfortunately, I started to feel sick at this point, so didn&#8217;t venture out much.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/VnhyKwNDI4hM8gdXMkJ_6w?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-OWgzDdQhLLc\/TmBNzoVdrXI\/AAAAAAAAgek\/Byq54BURuzQ\/s400\/DSC_0133.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lifethrulens\/BangkokPattayaTripDay3?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kgyj_XuN7zc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our next destination was dinner, at<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alangkarnthailand.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Alangkarn<\/a><\/strong> at 5.30pm.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DJU-nzfxCBI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The reason for the early dinner is because of the Alangkarn Extravaganza Show at 6pm. This is a sound\/light based stage show which highlights the legends and history of Thailand. It ran for about 1.5 hours and really worth it. This is the first time I&#8217;ve seen 6 elephants on stage <strong>at the same time, and two elephants involved in a mock fight<\/strong>! After the show ended, we were given opportunity to take pictures with the performers (for a fee of course).<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/dyUGDw5VFgAjLKXFBKBDww?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-CRg7kUuu67I\/TmBOquFZiPI\/AAAAAAAAggU\/egdjLspEvWg\/s400\/SAM_1140.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lifethrulens\/BangkokPattayaTripDay3?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, the audience are not allowed to take photos or videos during the show, so I didn&#8217;t bring in the DSLR. Took sneak shots using Samsung normal digicam, hence the poor quality.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GXrG-9Y_ZJg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Final itinerary for the day was a traditional Thai massage. It was a two hour massage at Massage Pavillion. No photos here, sorry \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read about Day 2 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/personal\/2011\/09\/02\/bangkok-pattaya-trip-day-2-part-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Slideshow: Had breakfast at the hotel at 6.30am, followed by a boat trip to\u00a0Coral Island which is about 15 minutes from Pattaya beach. From Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3 Along the way, we stopped at one of the floating piers for those interested to do parasailing. Then went up for a round. 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