Heather and I headed out to the BIG gold Buddha at the top of the hill today.
We grabbed a tuk-tuk and he offered to wait while we walked up to release our birds (yes you read that right - for 50bat you get 4 small birds in a cage to release).
There was a number of Buddhas up there to pray too. The saddest part for me was that a dog was up near one of them dying.... sigh... horrible to see. In Thailand cats and dogs are left to roam as they believe in the after life... so no one was going to put this dog out of its misery. Very sad to see. I prayed for it.
We left there and the tuk-tuk driver brought us to the Hard Rock Cafe/Hotel so H and I could do a little shopping. We got a couple of things and hung out. Then walked back to our hotel....for of course, pool time :)
I managed a nap by the pool, then got a scooter ride with M.E and Big E around Pattaya till they dropped me off at the massage place (um, there is one every 50 feet) to get a foot massage that Chuck had told me was a "must do". It was a whopping $6 and amazing!
I walked back to the hotel and quickly got ready as we were all gathering at the ICE bar again before heading to the Beer Garden near Walking Street for dinner. It was AMAZING food. It has been great as Chantana or Big E order all of our food family style and it is all traditional Thai and YUMMY!
After Dinner we headed to Walking Street. The photo below goes out to my Phatty Cousins!
Walking Street is an "interesting" place. I don't know how to describe the night - you will need to ask me about it :)
