The Beach side of Pattaya Beach Rd used to have many Concrete Benches under Trees, I read somewhere the reason they were both taken away was because they installed tall Flood Lights, so say, for the safety of Tourists, and the Tree's were in the way, the Benches were taken away to stop the ladies of the night sitting there... both reasons were a waste of time, and money , Tourists still get problems from pick pockets there, and the Ladies still sit