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DAY II
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So apparently, there’s like 2 outlets of Moom Aroi (also known as Mum Aroi).
We went to the one that wasn’t by the seaside – less tourist spot, cause the map directed us to this outlet lol.
The environment was pretty serene, slight music and surprisingly though it was outdoor, there were no bugs!!
(or perhaps I was lucky I didn’t chance upon any)
Scallops
Lobster (I think it’s garlic lobster or smth, I totally forgot)
Not-sure-what Crab
Fried wings!
Mussels
THE FOOD IS REMARKABLY FRESH!
One of the freshest seafoods I’ve ever eaten!!
It tasted so good, I ate 2 bowls of rice that night lol!
And guess how much did all these cost??!
Est. 50SGD in total.
Totally visiting this restaurant again when I’m back!!
We decided to grab some beer and supper and snacks from the convenience stores instead of drinking from the pubs cause it was too noisy I guess. We’re not really the kind of people that likes crowd haha
So that marks the end of Day II.
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Day III
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Felt awesome cause this was the view I woke up to on Day III 🙂
As usual, breakfast wasn’t worth mentioning cause the breakfast spread at the hotel was ordinary. I’d even say that the breakfast “buffet” was pretty pathetic and there was actually ants climbing up onto our plates from time to time.
Headed up to the hotel’s pool area to check it out before heading back to get ready for check out!
Would like to comment a slight bit more about the hotel:
1) The staffs weren’t very friendly
2) Extension of check out timing would cost the price of another night – wtf?
3) The location of the hotel was SO far from the attraction sites and when we asked them to help us engage a cab, the staffs were pretty reluctant.
4) They told us that it’ll cost 1600 baht (if I didn’t remember wrongly) to get from our hotel all the way to the place we wanted to go. And when we rejected the offer and walked away, they said 1400 baht would work too. Like seriously, are you for real?! -.-
I was on having my time of the month and couldn’t do water activities by the beach. And the attractions were pretty far away and the cab drivers rates were marked too high (not that we do not have enough cash, we didn’t like the idea of being ripped off just because we’re tourists) It was so bad that both Mun and I decided to skip those places we initially planned to go and just walk around the malls we walked past on the way to the hotel on day II.
So here are the places we walked through on day III.
This was some fashion outlet mall which was supposedly supposed to be cheap but I think Queensway is cheaper
Anyway, just a few pointers to you guys in case you’re intending to travel to Pattaya:
1) Engage a 1 day driver/mini-van, it’ll be easier to travel around like this. And the rates would be negotiated beforehand. We didn’t do this because I initially felt that it wasn’t necessary. If you’re confident in driving, rent a car and drive. It’ll save a lot of hassle. Parking in Thailand is pretty cheap/free lol.
2) If you’re not an outdoor person that likes water activities, Pattaya isn’t really the place for you. I guess the only thing that I loved most about Pattaya was the sunset. In fact, the beach was pretty dirty I didn’t want to set foot onto it (comparatively to Huahin which I’ll blog more about in my next post).
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That’s all.
I’d definitely head back to Pattaya again to explore the places I intended to go but got scrapped. It was a good mistake I made in planning which made me learn more – which also made Mun and I decide to rent a car in Huahin for convenience.
Till the next post!
