Воспоминания об отдыхе Holiday memories

Just got back a week ago. We had a rest from the Biblio-globe. We left Omsk with a big time delay, and instead of arriving at 7-8 in the morning, we got to the hotel only at 20-00. (On that day, everyone arrived with a delay due to weather conditions). Settled in 5 minutes, the deposit was taken in bucks, although many hotels take from this year only baht. Room on the 28th floor, deluxe. Last year we also rested in Furama, so there is something to compare. Elevators: not a single breakdown during the entire stay, 5 to the top and 3 to the 5th floor. Restaurant: moved to a new room, large and spacious, plus added tables on the street. The service is excellent as always, the menu too. I won’t describe the menu, for every taste. New: in the evening they bring tables and the kitchen almost to the road, music plays, often live, they cook shrimp, crabs, squid, meat, etc. , you pay 650 baht and you can sit until closing (until 22-00) and eat as much as you like. We didn't sit, mostly many Chinese people every evening. We went to eat along the path trodden last year - to "Our Place" to the parrots. Probably everyone already knows about him. Yeah... Changes on the face and not for the better. Although it's still better than in other places. The portions last year were huge, now they're just big, they gave a plate of pineapple and watermelon for free at the end - now they don't give it. There are always a lot of people in the cafe, they also cook in time - at least 30 minutes. Under the freshly squeezed juice, the cups were changed to more tricky ones (less in volume). Everything seems to be a trifle - but not very pleasant... One positive moment! They bought a parrot for a parrot, now there are two of them!
On the beach: nothing has changed, as if we had not left, also a sunbed 30 baht, coconut 20 baht, fish 100 baht (you can bargain 2 for 150). Although the Thais began to speak a little Russian, they ask for 4000 for a boat on Koh Lan baht, for 2500 they can agree if you drive 2-3 days in a row. (I. e. 2500 for 7-8 people, they take them, they wait, they bring them back).
We bought a ticket to the island of Samet from a tour operator. 1600 baht. They promised exclusive, few people, etc. Sorry for overpaying. It was the same as on Ko-Lan, only a long road of 1.5 hours by bus and 15 minutes by motorboat, and there were a lot of people, half-sitting sun loungers. It was necessary to take on the street from Manop.

We took an excursion to Bangkok from Manop. In addition to the Russian guide, there were 2 Thai: a woman in her 50s and a guy. Both speak Russian, only the woman speaks very correctly, with a slight accent, and the guy is worse, but everything is clear. In the temples, Taika told, very interesting, she has a good sense of humor, in the Royal Palace the boy is Thai. True, at the end of the tour it started to rain and we got wet through. But they turned this minus into a plus, saying that the rain in the holy place washed away our sins from us...
I will return to the hotel. In the room (last year we also lived in a deluxe suite) there were only chairs on the balcony, there was no table and there was no sofa in the room itself, and everything is as before: shampoo, soap, brush, shower gel, body lotion, hat - it is given every day. Tea, coffee and sugar too. The electronic safe is very convenient.
Fishing enthusiasts: Behind the hotel there is a reservoir 300-400 meters away. there for 440 baht you will get a fishing rod (or spinning it is called, I don’t know) and a fish snack. For 100 baht, a local Thai will help you with everything. Fish from 10-15 kg. Catch-release. Class! You can go there from the tour agency -900 baht. They take those who don't know. There is a canopy and a tap with water and a table with benches. We went to lunch at 14-00, you sit in the shade until the fish bite, you drink drinks.
All in all it was a great holiday and we will be back next year.
They flew not from Bangkok, but from U-Tapao (30 minutes from Pattaya). The plus is that it's close, the MINUS - WE ARE LEFT WITHOUT DUTY FREE !!!! !