As early as possible on the 1st of december i got myself up to get to the eastern bus terminal. I got a little to much to drink the night before, and it was about 4 o clock before i went to bed, my alarm/telphone was empty so it turned out to be almost 10.30 allready when i awoke. Impossible to rush to much i had a shower, packed my bag and left the guesthouse. A line bus took me in about 45 minutes to the bus terminal. Its a big, busy city… I arrived, and almost immediately found the bus to Pattaya, and it left after 15 minutes.

I arrived in Pattaya bus station, about three hours later. From there a sawngthaew (a pick-up truck with two rows of benches opposite to eachother in the back) brought me to Hat Jomtien, a beach 5 km from Pattaya. From the sawngthaew i gazed at Pattaya… it is amazing (read: sick). That is, i didnt like the look of it AT ALL! Lots of bars, with thai hookers and western men from arround 50+, lots of shouting promotions and advertisements, a burger king and mc donalds etc. It was awfull. So i got to Hat Jomtien. It was a little bit better. I came to say hello to my grandmother, and had an idea in what hotel she stayed. A big one. I walked over there in the hot sun, in about 45 minutes. There it was the wrong hotel… :( So i got up again, walked back. I had enough of this town allready. I looked if i could find a cheap guesthouse, but all were about 250 bath (or more). So eventually i got in one because i was tired of searching with my backpack. It was nice though, large bed, friendly people, bathroom inside, so it was nice and comfortable after Bangkok. I unpacked some stuf, got out and continued my search for grandma, but to no avail… I had enough of it, this whole place. I wasn’t hungry, bought some water in the 7-eleven and went to sleep. The next day i decided not to leave immediatly, and to spent at least a day on the beach. Actually i wanted to visit the island Ko Lan(tra) the next day but i thought that if it would be even a little like this place i would go crazy. Then i went to search again, and this time found the hotel, but i think she had left or never arrived because the reception didin’t know her name… I spent the rest of the day on the beach, i found a nice deserted spot. Then got some food, and went to bed early, i would leave early in the morning to go to Petchaburi, via Bangkok again.

By by Pattaya, by by Hat Jomtien, hope to never see you again!