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Thailand/Bangkok Round the world trip 2007
12-5
Today is “Father’s Day”: the King’s 80th birthday. Everyone including us, wear yellow shirts. Not certain how far we will ride today, we are up early. The first stop is a garden recommended by friends: Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort. Only a short distance south of Pattaya we reach this destination and I ask if there is a room available and the cost. “Yes” - $1100 B and our $800 B entrance fee will be refunded upon departing, making our room $300B! After settling in the nice place, we explore Nong Nooch. What an experience! Never have I ever seen such opulent plantings. Most of the spaces are designed after European style gardens displaying large areas of similar plants laid out in designs and patterns, including bromeliads and orchids. Several skywalks allow visitors to view these spectacularly designed grounds from above as well as wander through them. Being the King’s birthday, there are numerous special attractions, performances, and processions. The gardens offer daily elephant shows and traditional dance performances, both outstanding and a little Disney-esque. After all day wandering, we jumped into the huge pool and sipped a beer sitting in the pool bar seats – Alone! We have this place to ourselves. Live music drew us to the lakeside restaurant that was playing host to a large tour group. Eating with one other couple in the main restaurant, we were able to enjoy the floor show and the 3” - 4’ aerial lanterns, 30 or so , rising into the night sky lofted by the heat of a flame. We retired to our room to watch the live TV broadcast of the beloved King’s birthday celebration: absolutely the most over-the-top hours long spectacle: lights, candles, fireworks, pomp, ceremony, songs, flags, reverence!
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December 03 Thailand/Pattaya Weltreise 2007
Today is “Father’s Day”: the King’s 80th birthday. Everyone including us, wear yellow shirts. Not certain how far we will ride today, we are up early. The first stop is a garden recommended by friends: Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort. Only a short distance south of Pattaya we reach this destination and I ask if there is a room available and the cost. “Yes” - $1100 B and our $800 B entrance fee will be refunded upon departing, making our room $300B! After settling in the nice place, we explore Nong Nooch. What an experience! Never have I ever seen such opulent plantings. Most of the spaces are designed after European style gardens displaying large areas of similar plants laid out in designs and patterns, including bromeliads and orchids. Several skywalks allow visitors to view these spectacularly designed grounds from above as well as wander through them. Being the King’s birthday, there are numerous special attractions, performances, and processions. The gardens offer daily elephant shows and traditional dance performances, both outstanding and a little Disney-esque. After all day wandering, we jumped into the huge pool and sipped a beer sitting in the pool bar seats – Alone! We have this place to ourselves. Live music drew us to the lakeside restaurant that was playing host to a large tour group. Eating with one other couple in the main restaurant, we were able to enjoy the floor show and the 3” - 4’ aerial lanterns, 30 or so , rising into the night sky lofted by the heat of a flame. We retired to our room to watch the live TV broadcast of the beloved King’s birthday celebration: absolutely the most over-the-top hours long spectacle: lights, candles, fireworks, pomp, ceremony, songs, flags, reverence!
