Traveling overnight from Malaysia yesterday, I got up as our train was approaching Hua Hin railway station. All the coach attendants put on their coats and hats and waited at the door of each coach. The halt wasn’t too long and soon we resumed our journey to Bangkok.
One thing we didn’t notice the previous night was that our coach was the last coach on the train. And there was a door with a big glass window at the end, so I spent some time standing there and watching the track fly backwards.
We reached Bangkok Hualamphong Train Station at around 10:00 AM and eventually found the person who was going to pick us up for our transfer to Pattaya. Unfortunately he didn’t really speak any English. He transferred us to a Hotel and then from there we were transferred to a bus stop.
We had nice noodle soup for breakfast and then boarded the bus to Pattaya. The journey took about two hours. And the ride was smooth and comfortable. We were booked to stay at the Baiyoke Pattaya Hotel.
The room was big and clean, though the view wasn’t all that great. We didn’t have anything planned for the day so we decided to visit the Royal Garden Plaza. We had a late lunch of We had P(h)ad Thai and some Duck Fried rice at the food court on the terrace.
We then went to the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not there and also saw Ripley’s Haunted Adventure, Ripley’s Infinity Maze and Ripley’s 4D Moving Theater.
Out of these, the Infinity Maze was the most exciting. Royal Garden Plaza even had a multiplex, so we caught a show of the Golden Compass there. And though it was more of a children’s movie both of us liked it.
We went to a Japanese Noodle Bar for dinner and then walked back to our hotel ready for our day tomorrow.
🛏️ Baiyoke Pattaya Hotel
🍽️ Food Wave
🏛️ Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
🍽️ Oishi Ramen