As my blogs come close to an end they do seem to be getting less exciting! Life is crazy again the minute we get back in Adelaide so today we took the opportunity to relax. Breakfast was at 10am and very good – fried rice, fried vegetables, chicken satays, hash browns, fruit and yoghurt for me!
After breakfast we went back to the room for a bit to read… and we stayed there until 5pm. Seven hours in our room doing not much. Oops.
In the evening we did venture out into central Pattaya, via the shared, pick up truck style taxis they have here. These are fun, with the wind in your hair you get to experience the smells and sights of the streets as you drive We arrived at 6.30pm – for a lady boy show at Alcazar! (more on that later).
After the show we wandered around the town to find an ATM and some dinner. I’m not exactly sure that I like it in the city here – I have never really been a fan of big Asian cities like Bangkok and Hanoi and here is really a mini version. It does have a beach of course, but the overcast, windy weather the past two days have not really given us the opportunity to enjoy this.
Anyway, we wandered down the streets, past the random smells and food stalls, past lots of people trying to sell us suits and lots of middle aged white men with Asian women. Pattaya is apparently famous for its sex industry and ease finding a hooker and it is not hard to see why. They are everywhere!
Dinner was traditional Thai and a non-traditional Singapore Sling cocktail! Then on to our next show…. another lady boy show at Tiffany’s. I figured I might as well talk about these two shows together as they were very similar. As well as hookers, Pattaya is also famous for its transvestite shows. In the first we were seated at the back, in the second we somehow scored front row middle seats. Perfect for scrutinizing the lip synching and the ‘ladyness’ of each performer (there were big varieties in both areas). Some of the ‘girls’ were incredibly convincing. And others, despite their breast implants, were clearly men. Overall, both shows were entertaining, with very glitzy costumes and sets and had a mix of Thai, Russian, Indian and English songs. Pretty unique really.
After that, we took a couple of taxis back to the hotel – back by 11.30pm for some more blogging and reading!
(P.S. Andy took much better show photos that I did, so check them out top right… when he uploads them)
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