Lrtx take a look courtesy of social media files at this year's Festival.....

 

   

 

 

 

 

No way would I be in that crowd , I stay away from crowds and people!

And loud noises !!

Oh great more frigging pollution, just what Thailand needs, why can't the use lasers and drones like the real world.

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't get a room booked and the traffic keeps me away for just a looks see.

32 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

I didn't get a room booked and the traffic keeps me away for just a looks see.

Stay away ,there is crowds 

Watched it from the Pool deck of my condo… No way I’m going to go when it’s that crowded. 

No need to travel, can be seen from the girlfriends condo rooftop.

 

I enjoyed a couple of beers and some snacks on the rooftop last night. 

 

My wife asked about it,   I feigned ignorance as there is no way I

wanted to get stuck in that horrid traffic and mass crowds..been there done that.... after a couple of times even a dim wit like me learned the lesson 😋

13 minutes ago, johng said:

My wife asked about it,   I feigned ignorance as there is no way I

wanted to get stuck in that horrid traffic and mass crowds..been there done that.... after a couple of times even a dim wit like me learned the lesson 😋

Yes it will be like sardines,they will push you ,shove you. Breathe all over you ,shouting etc 

Stay away !!

There used to be a web cam  from a condo  on beach road

that showed a view of the bay and had good coverage of the fireworks.. 5 star vagabond or something  then was on earthcams

seemed to go tits up during the later covid era though...

 

 

 

12 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes it will be like sardines

I went for the first few times as we lived on South Pattaya road and could just walk to all the events..worst time was one time at new years eve the Bali Hai end of walking street where it becomes very narrow we almost got crushed there..after that I vowed to stay away from the crowds..also now we live too far away to walk there..but we have taken a motorbike and even then we got stuck in traffic.

 

You have to get there very early and leave late  with possibly somewhere to stay overnight to even contemplate it now.

 

After being there for the last 2 years of this event I decided to get the heck out of town this year.  Too much of a gong show for me.  Traffic is bad enough at the best of times and it's 10x worse during this weekend.

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

No need to travel, can be seen from the girlfriends condo rooftop.

 

I enjoyed a couple of beers and some snacks on the rooftop last night. 

 

 

 Cool, I had a similar view from my basement

1 hour ago, SamSpade said:

Watched it from the Pool deck of my condo… No way I’m going to go when it’s that crowded. 

Walked to Moment Cafe to watch it from there tonight but preferred the view from my Condo so walked back after the first set to watch it there  

1 hour ago, johng said:

but we have taken a motorbike and even then we got stuck in traffic.

Yesterday was no way as bad as last year. Lunchtime was worse for me on an mc.....

I had to go to soi 8 for 7.30pm and was dreading it but after the usual f***wittery from a few Bolt mc drivers I took an established win on 3rd Road from the north and thought the traffic was not as bad as last year.

 

The golf group I play with had real problems last year getting back into Pattaya but this year apparently no issues. Soi Buakhow was a car park but if you could avoid that ok.

 

They obviously had a change of mind as this was taken on Thursday lunchtime at the junction of Soi sam and Pattaya Klang 

 

No sign when I went through at 7pm and still 2 way traffic..........

4 minutes ago, topt said:

 

I remember last year they had one way between big c Extra and sukhumvit and third road and beach road.

The short stretch between Big C extra and third road remained two way haha

2 hours ago, topt said:

Yesterday was no way as bad as last year. Lunchtime was worse for me on an mc.....

I had to go to soi 8 for 7.30pm and was dreading it but after the usual f***wittery from a few Bolt mc drivers I took an established win on 3rd Road from the north and thought the traffic was not as bad as last year.

 

The golf group I play with had real problems last year getting back into Pattaya but this year apparently no issues. Soi Buakhow was a car park but if you could avoid that ok.

 

They obviously had a change of mind as this was taken on Thursday lunchtime at the junction of Soi sam and Pattaya Klang 

 

No sign when I went through at 7pm and still 2 way traffic..........

Was this man asked for permission to take his photo ??

 

Of course I'm being sarcastic but it happened to me last year in Jomtien where I was taking a photo of spa baths on balconies only to have 2 old nosey Parker's ask me what I was doing and if I had permission 

 

 

The traffic is easily avoided..... I book a room (do it early), drive in mid afternoon and park up and off after breakfast. Crowded, infuriating, bladder pains as toilets hard to  find, then hard to find your spot after. It was cold too! Spectacular fireworks, must have killed thousands of fish. Locals loved it.... yobs on bikes looking for trouble after! Mostly sitting around waiting for the glory! Some guys I knew had booked deck chairs, prepaid, and were asked to turn up at 4pm to reserve. Hence wait for 4 hours for the shows. 

I say it every time, never again!

I bet Cameroni wish he was there 

6 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Was this man asked for permission to take his photo ??

 

Of course I'm being sarcastic but it happened to me last year in Jomtien where I was taking a photo of spa baths on balconies only to have 2 old nosey Parker's ask me what I was doing and if I had permission 

 

 

Seems ironic to call others 'nosey parkers' while being a peeping Tom with a camera!

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

I bet Cameroni wish he was there 

Still would n't help him. He would talk them out of it. He be too busy telling them how good he is as a lawyer ,world class cage fighter. The guy is full of crapola.

1 hour ago, theshu25 said:

Still would n't help him. He would talk them out of it. He be too busy telling them how good he is as a lawyer ,world class cage fighter. The guy is full of crapola.

Is he a cage fighter? 

26 minutes ago, TedG said:

Is he a cage fighter? 

I don't know about that, but I do remember having a conversation with him about my holiday in Tenerife, turns out he'd been to Elevenerife...

 

2 minutes ago, SamSpade said:

I don't know about that, but I do remember having a conversation with him about my holiday in Tenerife, turns out he'd been to Elevenerife...

 

I had to Google the term's meaning.    I once had a co-worker that we called One Up Rob.  

15 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

No need to travel, can be seen from the girlfriends condo rooftop.

 

I enjoyed a couple of beers and some snacks on the rooftop last night. 

 

 

Unfortunately, watching it from a distance doesn't cut it. You need to be centre stage (At Pattaya Klang) to really enjoy it because they are choreographed fireworks displays to music (pyromusical), designed to be watched close up.

 

I also hate crowds, but this is one time it's worth the effort. I went on both nights. The hard part is not getting there, but getting away at the end of the night with traffic that rivals New Year's Eve.

Went on Friday and it was a great night. Not as busy as the last couple of years, so got home very quickly on a couple  of motor bike taxis

38 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

Unfortunately, watching it from a distance doesn't cut it. You need to be centre stage (At Pattaya Klang) to really enjoy it because they are choreographed fireworks displays to music (pyromusical), designed to be watched close up.

 

I also hate crowds, but this is one time it's worth the effort. I went on both nights. The hard part is not getting there, but getting away at the end of the night with traffic that rivals New Year's Eve.

Thanks for the input but to be totally honest, I have 0 (ZERO) interest in fireworks, it has never interested me, whether from a distance or up close.

 

I was glad I could convince the girlfriend to watch from the rooftop. 

 

I much prefer to be closer to my girlfriend and not too far from the bedroom at all times. 

 

BTW, what I would like to attend up close is the Jetski world cup 

 

1 minute ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Thanks for the input but to be totally honest, I have 0 (ZERO) interest in fireworks, it has never interested me, whether from a distance or up close.

 

I was glad I could convince the girlfriend to watch from the rooftop. 

 

I much prefer to be closer to my girlfriend and not too far from the bedroom at all times. 

 

BTW, what I would like to attend up close is the Jetski world cup 

 

 

To be honest, I did it for my new gf, who has never seen a display up close. The time for being close to the bed at all times has passed.

More of an event for locals than international tourists

 

getting excited by foreworks? behave

Funny when I went there thru the scary walking street crush, most people were filming it and watching it on their phones.

Watching fireworks on phones is no where as good as the real thing.