Beach Road closing Sat 19th

[champers]

I hear Beach Road is hosting an event to commemorate the passing of the King. Start time is 6pm. Crowd estimates vary betwen 50,000 and 100,000. Any more info available from our TV hosts?

[digbeth]

Starts around 5 PM

Road closed from 2nd road down, North to South

Shuttle bus service from parking area in an empty land on Sukhumvit near Hwy36 and from Bangkok

 

Expect car parks around town like Tesco in North road etc to be packed 

 

 

Also, with the mass of crowds of Thai do-gooders from Bangkok and all over the country lining beach road... maybe the seedier businesses along the side sois could be asked to close or tone it down? 

 

 

 

 

 

[digbeth]

[digbeth]

Gold is the area that's closed to traffic
Red is the route of free transport busses from various parking area around town like schools and temples 

[jacko45k]

Unless you are attending this specific event, I would not consider popping into town for shopping that day in the truck.

[peeba7]

I wonder how long this will go and when the traffic will be back to normal. 

[NanLaew]

7 hours ago, peeba7 said:

I wonder how long this will go and when the traffic will be back to normal. 

Since there's a degree of disruption from today onwards while they erect dias, big screens and other structures on Beach and Klang (west of Second), and the vigil is a one-night event, I assume that Sunday will be tear-down and pack up day. Back to 'normal' by Monday.

[Deepinthailand]

Bars with frontage onto beach road are being allowed to remain open no beer sales soft drinks and coffee only. straight from a bar owners mouth. 

[champers]

Ugh!! I'd prefer mine served out of a bottle or a coffee pot.

[peeba7]

I see free food and water signs up, for what that;s worth.

 

Open question and opinions wanted:

Is this something you will avoid or attend and why please?

 

Thank you.

[jobsworth]

perhaps they could make these road restrictions permanent.

ever tried crossing any of these roads in pattaya recently?

 

[Deepinthailand]

Personaly we are going down tonight not risking the roads this time flight down. taxi from BKK and I expect that jurney to be a nightmare. But for the Mrs and the rest of the Thais is should be a sight to behold. once I've got her to her family and mates on Saturday morning I'm off to catch my mates and catch up with a few Tigers away from beach road soi bukhau probably. then meet up with the wifes (possibly )later in day/night.

Edited November 18, 2016 by Deepinthailand

[NanLaew]

5 hours ago, Deepinthailand said:

Bars with frontage onto beach road are being allowed to remain open no beer sales soft drinks and coffee only. straight from a bar owners mouth. 

Note to self: Avoid the TQ on Saturday night.

[Deepinthailand]

Pattaya is buzzing already time to drop Mrs off with family and go back to hotel and hide for a few hours LOL

[NanLaew]

40 minutes ago, Deepinthailand said:

Pattaya is buzzing already time to drop Mrs off with family and go back to hotel and hide for a few hours LOL

Remember that in Pattaya... "daytime is playtime".

 

Or so I have been told.

[NanLaew]

At 10:30 AM, the southbound railroad track bypass road was already gridlocked from before the Highway 7 flyover. It could have been the typical Thai fender-bender with the miscreants playing silly buggers on their phones while waiting for their insurance agents to arrive but we canceled the planned breakfast by the sea, did a u-turn and had brunch on the Darkside.

[champers]

The free food will ensure a good turnout by the balloon chasers. I'm off to somewhere out of the way to watch Man Utd v Arsenal and to stop few from going sour.

[NanLaew]

Pissing down in Nongplalai at 3 PM.

[Deepinthailand]

Whoops 20 mins ago soi 7 area

[kevkev1888]

That's a big shame

 

[petermik]

7 hours ago, kevkev1888 said:

That's a big shame

 

On this occasion I agree but the authorities here have ignored this problem for years and maybe highlighting it on this particular day may bring some long term action.............but I,m not holding my breath.

Rain easing now at 16.40 but it will take at least one hour if it stops completely for the water to subside

Edited November 19, 2016 by petermik

[gk10002000]

The local Wat Thai here in Escondido (north of San Diego) California is hosting a Loy Krathong festival on Sunday the 19th.  When is Pattaya doing it?  I miss that.  It was kind of fun a few years ago. and cool to see all the kites go up

[NanLaew]

50 minutes ago, gk10002000 said:

The local Wat Thai here in Escondido (north of San Diego) California is hosting a Loy Krathong festival on Sunday the 19th.  When is Pattaya doing it?  I miss that.  It was kind of fun a few years ago. and cool to see all the kites go up

Done already nationwide on 14th. All pretty low-key but the round up on the national news the following morning was nice to watch.

[The manic]

11 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

The local Wat Thai here in Escondido (north of San Diego) California is hosting a Loy Krathong festival on Sunday the 19th.  When is Pattaya doing it?  I miss that.  It was kind of fun a few years ago. and cool to see all the kites go up

Its very dull here now they have banned the beautiful balloons and fireworks. It was on the 14th and 15th. I went to chiang mai

[SidJames]

How did this event work out?

I didn't go down & stayed put to avoid the gridlock but I'm still curious

[Deepinthailand]

Lots of pictures on line The mrs was overjoyed when I met back up with her she loved every minute of it. I'm glad she went.

[kevkev1888]

22 hours ago, SidJames said:

How did this event work out?

I didn't go down & stayed put to avoid the gridlock but I'm still curious

 

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