toenail Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Yes, the couple big barges are floating out near the shores of where Pattaya Klang hits Beach Road. This is where the fireworks will be fire from - I am assuming. There are vendors setting up along the road also... It has been announced that the ceremony will begin at 7:30pm but that would most likely be the greetings, speeches and such first... so maybe 8:30? 9:30???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threelegcowboy Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Beach Rd shut down from Dolphin to Klang as of 6PM. Looks like they could close the rest of Beach. Traffic is already a mess. Lots of walking. Word on the street that there will be a SMALL FIREWORK SHOW TONIGHT, FRIDAY. The main show tomarrow Sat night. Barges are from Soi 3 to 5. My vantage point might be upper floors of new Central Shopping. At least you got transportation to and from. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeardedDragon Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 okay, but what time will it start??? let me know please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkoid66 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Beware of the Rain tonight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeardedDragon Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 when it is going to rain, I will probably not go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 okay, but what time will it start??? let me know please. If you look back at the earlier posts in the thread, I think it says that it will start around 7:30-8:00, but TIT so that may be somewhat flexible. They can't leave it too late, though, as 11 countries all have to have their turn and that will take time. What will happen if we get torrential rain I don't know, but the weather radar at the moment shows very little rain over changwat Chonburi, in spite of the ominous grey cloud. Fingers crossed for a dry night, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Been raining all day here by the Ambassador. Fairly heavy recently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimate Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Just tried to get to Pattaya Klang ,the sukhumvit is a bloomin nightmare,it gets worse every day ,yesterday it took 3/4 of an hour to get out of central car park . fireworks bah humbug ,we are staying home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkoid66 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 LOT of space to seat on the beach, lot of security checks, very safe and well organized. Park on 2nd road at soi 6-7 and walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 just learned that also at Pattaya beer garden entire tables are still available. Maybe not the attraction the organizers hoped for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Hi, It's begun at about 7:55pm The first set if showing since nearly 10 minutes Nice and some big ones. Nice view from Center Condo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Traffic was pretty bad getting to beach road. Suk was a real mess. But! The show was fantastic. One of the longest fireworks shows I have ever seen. We got lucky and found a hotel that was letting people up on it's 9th floor roof. Even pulled out chairs for us and had a bar setup too! It was fantastic. Perfect viewing area and luckily, no rain. The hotel was the Pattaya Beach Hotel. Right in front of the main barge. Nice running into Raro and Phil Conners...hope to see you guys again soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threelegcowboy Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 The fireworks was the best. Show was on live TV with music and comentary in Thai. Beach Rd was standing room only with the beach covered in chairs. Metal detectors into the beach area was used. Did not see any alcohol drink on beach. A good time was had by all. Hats off to the Thai for a job well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkoid66 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I'm not sure if all 11 countries competed. Apparently we saw fireworks from China, Italy, some Arab country and Thailand. That's what my GF translated to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryofthailand Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 just learned that also at Pattaya beer garden entire tables are still available. Maybe not the attraction the organizers hoped for? We watched it live on TV from Korat, but if we had been in Pattaya the Pattaya Beer Garden would have been my choice. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 It will be nice if all the firework posts are in one place now that the event is over so I will close this one, please go to the post firework topic HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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