Since I had to travel 6 hours by motorcycle to get from Koh Chang to Pattaya to get my second Pfizer vaccination I decided, as usual, to take time, stop one day in Rayong, have some Japanese food at HARU 春 and then relax that evening before moving onto Pattaya the next day. But as the famous philosopher one said, “every long journey starts out with a single ferry ride.”
the ferry from Koh Chang to the mainland (20 minutes)too much fat on the pork but tasty. the shochu/soda was extra strong motorcycle parking at the shopping mall where they did the vaccinations
I always take the back road to Pattaya because it’s more interesting and it avoids the toll roads which don’t allow small motorcycles. On the way I saw a lot of activity at Nong Chap Tao temple so I drove in and found some really interesting things going on. Here are some photos and some videos of the activities.
need Coffee to start out the day
People come to sell at the temple, food, plants and other sundriesAnother coffee at the templening chap tao temple. looks like a memorial service being set up.Turtles come in all sizesThe great turtleI had to look at this guy up close his butt is on fire in for repairTemples have a lot of unwanted real dogs people drop off. This must just be the shoe guard dogYou can see how old he purchased gold leaf has been placed on the figurines. They release glitter in the light make sure you get your dragons all lined upThese look like coffins, possibly for the people pictured on the leftAnother coffin
misspelling. It is “NONG”, not “ning”
Once I got to Pattaya it was extremely difficult to find a hotel. Most were closed until December but after driving around and checking the different hotels from Google Maps I found one with a vacancy.
didn’t know Modena was in Pattayasimple local noodle shop for breakfastdid I really get stuck? wow, the next day I wasn’t wondering anymoreAs long as there is Duck I can survive
