and as we closed the front gate we we were greeted by a rainbow,
in no time at all we arrived,
parked the bike and made our way inside,
there was only one person in front of us, we handed in our paperwork which was examined and given a card and told to call back after 3.00 in the afternoon, back on to the bike and home we went,
a quick change and we were parked up in Walking Street,
and heading towards our breakfast,
when we noticed either the same car we had seen at the weekend plant market, or another one where the owner had the same idea for a car accessory,
under the Walking Street sign,
as a mobile plant seller walked towards the street,
as we made our way to the tables a digger was making a trench,
in the sand,
I guess to bury this pipe,
and here we were at the Pattaya Beer Garden,
just as we arrived there were a few spots of rain, in the distance the clouds looked a little ominous,
having sat down I could then see the water pump that the big pipe presumably was going to be connected to,
we normally arrive here on immigration days about 10.00 just as they open, where there are usually 4 or 5 couples like us with more arriving as we eat our breakfast, today we were a bit later at 10.30, the difference being not a soul was there, we had the place to ourselves, stranger still we took our our time ordering and eating our food, but as we left we were still the only customers, what a difference a few weeks had made since we were last here, when I had my visa details transferred to my new passport when I returned from the UK,
the new building next to the Pattaya City sign nearing completion, a few more months and I guess it will be occupied,
a start to our breakfast, a diet coke for Diana, an ice coffee for myself,
our breakfast arrived,
mini beef burgers or sliders as they are called here for Diana,
and three pieces of chicken in breadcrumbs for myself,
the bill came to 370 baht, we made our way back along the walkway to Beach Road when it struck me,
it was Wednesday, so there were no deck chairs or umbrellas on the beach as they are not allowed on Wednesdays, I wonder if that explains why there were no customers in the beer garden? instead of going to the beach and eating out as there is now no shade or deck chairs to sit on the tourists and long term visitors stay at their hotels, eat there and spend the day by the hotel pool or go shopping? just a thought,
in the afternoon Mark called in for a coffee and a chat as did Mr, Tony, later we called back and picked up our passports all stamped and tickety-boo, then called in to Country Favourites which is in Soi Bonkai 2 for a Indian takeaway,
masala poppadoms for our first starter,
followed by,
onion bhajis and chicken samosa,
finally our main course, chicken tikka masala, vindaloo and jalfrezi with aloo gobi and peas pulau rice, 'Cheers', after all of that we were full to bursting, so we did not have any ice cream or chocolate, we spent the evening listening to music,
moving inside at about 11.00 a couple of episodes from Red Dwarf and we were off to bed.
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