Leaving Pattaya immediately after the vaccination was a MUST! I thoroughly dislike that town. It might be nice for beginning tourists/amateur tourists, but for people who want a nice beach experience and quiet life it is better to find another place. While driving out to find a place to stay in the quiet countryside the rain came down in big sheets. I had some plastic poncho to wear but that means going a slow 50 km/hour to avoid the wind tearing apart my plastic poncho.
The next day I moved on to Nakhon Nayok.
Now and on to Saraburi.
Below you can see the same view during the evening on a long holiday with the festival goers.