Сказка, которая быстро закончилась A fairy tale that quickly ended

We flew to Thailand for the first time, although for many years I already wanted to go there))). First impressions back in their native country (well, how can Pegasus not spoil the beginning of the holiday). Delay for more than 5 hours, the airport in Magnitogorsk is not adapted to such turns. Neither eat nor drink. The neutral zone at our airport is completely neutral. No drink, no snack. Of the pleasures, only a machine with cola, which does not give change. OK. After 6 hours of delay and 10 hours of flight, we are there. Yes, Bangkok is not there for you, here it is like that. 7 minutes in line for passport control and that's it. We are in a fairy tale.
HOTEL. The hotel is very clean, cozy treshka. I don’t know who in Pattaya needs more. Of course, the BIG minus is the complete absence of the sea, despite the fact that the hotel stands on the shore. Having gone in that direction on the very first day, I did not stick my nose there again. It's a shame....Everything else about the hotel is great. Cleaning, change of linen and towels every day. All quality, no theft.
Neighbors, not knowing the subtleties at first, left tips in a plate on the table. 3 days they were not touched. Until they put her on the bed. In my opinion, this characterizes the staff of the hotel. No one from the staff speaks Russian, but this has its own charm. To explain anyway, it always worked out even with our knowledge, or rather ignorance of English. The hotel, in my opinion, was bought by Pegasus (which is a pity), so the population in it is almost exclusively Russian. According to my observations, 1 room was occupied by a Thai or Chinese family, and 1 American with carrots. All. The rest are ours. The pool is clean and really 24/7. They clean it at 5-6 in the morning. The first floor is very convenient, we went to the pool through the balcony. Well, if one was sleeping, and the second was away somewhere, then without causing the sleeping person the discomfort of turning off the air conditioner, they calmly returned home through the balcony.

The hotel is located right on Naklua Beach Street, which goes directly to the center, so there were no problems with the delivery of bodies to civilization. 10 minutes and you are in the center of events. Near the hotel there is a fish market, and a vegetable, fruit and food market. Near the fish market there is a small eatery-cafe where they cook the most delicious, and most importantly, edible TOM Yam. Of course, it is edible everywhere, but everywhere they put some kind of bamboo that does not chew. And everything was eaten there. Whether the bamboo was pulled out before serving, or how, I don’t know. But delicious. The prices there are from the science fiction series TOM YAM from 35 to 45 baht (you can say rubles). In general, the most expensive dish is fried noodles with seafood. The store is right next door. Life in the north of Pattaya seemed to me more interesting than in the south. There are still many Thais who do not understand Russian, you can accidentally wander into the quarter to see their way of life. Certainly not rich, but real.
By the way, they also found a wonderful massage parlor. Before that, they were in 2 places and with the vaunted blind, and just in the cabin. And here the big Russian farang liked the massage the most. Well, the masseuse, a small and thin secret, really did it, using all the suitable parts of the body (and note that it was not a body massage, it was just that the farang was really big, and she could not knead it only with her hands, so both legs and knees were used, and elbows). In the photo and video I will show both the salon and the massage and the hotel. I really liked it. Yes, there was a lizard in the room. Didn't bother anyone. Yes, there were ants, but how in the tropics without living creatures at all. Ants become active if you leave fruits well or spill sweets. Just follow and everything will be ok. By the way from the hotel to the center left at the latest at 1.30 am. We returned at 4 am. And at this time just by tuk tuk for 10 baht. No price cuts. Of course, if you don't ask where he's going.
Then they really think that they should take more. You can't ask drivers for anything. If you ask how much, when paying, he will say 20. Silently you will give 10, he will take it and say thank you.