Monday, February 6, 2012

The quieter side of Pattaya






It's true that Pattaya is a crazy city. In fact, we keep seeing a slogan around here that says "Good guys go to Heaven, Bad guys go to Pattaya"...yikes! However, one doesn't have to go too far to really see a simple and more tranquil part of Thailand. Here a few pictures that illustrate that. The picture of the monks was taken from our back balcony. The monks get up early and take bowls and start walking through the city and countryside where people fill their bowls with food. We have also seen people bowing down, lighting incense and chanting at the feet of the monks, even if he happens to be quite young.
The other pictures were taken from the back of the scooter while Jake and I were exploring the countryside just outside of the city. It had just finished raining and the air felt cool and clean. People were out fishing and seemed quite friendly.

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