The kids had a four day holiday from school this weekend, so we decided to visit Pattaya. Pattaya is a city on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand
It is a very popular tourist destination, although not always for families. You see, Pattaya is very popular for many of the Y chromosome types, as it is widely known for its sex industry. Still, as it is located only 2 hours fromBangkok
We booked a room at the Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya for two nights. I had never been, but Tim and the kids had visited a few days last year. This was the place where Jacob, then age 6, was served beer last year. The room was $125 a night, almost as much as the VIP suite at the hospital. Still, it is a very nice hotel.
The two hour drive to Pattaya was pleasant. Tim's brother Top let us borrow his van, which not only gave us more room, but was equipped with a TV to entertain the children.
As we were traveling during lunch time, we stopped at an open air restaurant to eat. The fare was mostly rice and noodles.
It is a very popular tourist destination, although not always for families. You see, Pattaya is very popular for many of the Y chromosome types, as it is widely known for its sex industry. Still, as it is located only 2 hours from
We booked a room at the Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya for two nights. I had never been, but Tim and the kids had visited a few days last year. This was the place where Jacob, then age 6, was served beer last year. The room was $125 a night, almost as much as the VIP suite at the hospital. Still, it is a very nice hotel.
The two hour drive to Pattaya was pleasant. Tim's brother Top let us borrow his van, which not only gave us more room, but was equipped with a TV to entertain the children.
As we were traveling during lunch time, we stopped at an open air restaurant to eat. The fare was mostly rice and noodles.
We arrived at the hotel on Saturday afternoon. The beaches at Pattaya are a bit polluted. Last year the kids were itchy after swimming in the ocean, so we spent most of the rest of Saturday in the hotel pool. There are actually 4 pools at the hotel. One of the pools has sand and is set up like a beach. There are even little cabanas set up that you can rent next to the beach side. The center pool had a huge inflatable slide in the center of the pool which the kids enjoyed.
From 5:00 to 6:00 Hard Rock had the family version of their famous foam party. They have a foam bubble maker in an enclosed area next to the pool. People dance and play in the foam. At night they have the adult version.
Tim and the kids played in the foam. I stayed outside to take pictures. Between the foam and the water, I didn’t enter for risk of damaging the camera. Everyone had a great time in the foam.
We ate dinner at the hotel buffet, which was very good. As they attract tourists from all over the world, there was a wide selection of food from a lot of nationalities. Of course they had a lot of fresh seafood, including rock lobster, crab, shrimp, fish and octopus.
The buffet also had a section for kids with hot dogs, chicken nuggets, French fries, and other kids’ favorites. That was really nice, because it is something you don’t see as much inThailand
While we were eating, the hotel had a show for kids. They had a Wii set up on a big screen TV for the kids to play. The workers made balloon animals, juggled and balanced spinning plates on a stick for the kids. Jacob, Nalin and Aleena really enjoyed it. Somehow Jacob managed to bowl his worst game ever on the Wii and lost to a boy with a very atypical Thai build.
The performers were part of the hotel staff, and also worked to set things up at the pool. They, along with the rest of the staff were very friendly. They did a nice job with the kids.
The day was nice and relaxing as intended. Tim got to spend a lot of time with the kids, which was nice as she had been working a lot of hours these past few weeks.
Tim and the kids played in the foam. I stayed outside to take pictures. Between the foam and the water, I didn’t enter for risk of damaging the camera. Everyone had a great time in the foam.
We ate dinner at the hotel buffet, which was very good. As they attract tourists from all over the world, there was a wide selection of food from a lot of nationalities. Of course they had a lot of fresh seafood, including rock lobster, crab, shrimp, fish and octopus.
The buffet also had a section for kids with hot dogs, chicken nuggets, French fries, and other kids’ favorites. That was really nice, because it is something you don’t see as much in
While we were eating, the hotel had a show for kids. They had a Wii set up on a big screen TV for the kids to play. The workers made balloon animals, juggled and balanced spinning plates on a stick for the kids. Jacob, Nalin and Aleena really enjoyed it. Somehow Jacob managed to bowl his worst game ever on the Wii and lost to a boy with a very atypical Thai build.
The performers were part of the hotel staff, and also worked to set things up at the pool. They, along with the rest of the staff were very friendly. They did a nice job with the kids.
The day was nice and relaxing as intended. Tim got to spend a lot of time with the kids, which was nice as she had been working a lot of hours these past few weeks.
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