Every year in November, Pattaya City arranges a fireworks
competition stretching over two evenings where several nations vie for the
honors. I have enjoyed the view both from the exclusivity (USD 100 tickets) of
Hilton’s terrace bar and from a less luxurious beach chair (USD 1.50).
The view from up high at Hilton is far better than from shore
side, but down at street level one meets more interesting aspects of real life.
Last year, a Russian enjoyed the show together with a bottle of Thai whiskey.
When the bottle was almost empty, he decided to go for a swim. Fully dressed and
seriously drunk, he made it waist-high into the sea before he collapsed.
Several good Samaritans rushed to pull the Russian back on the
beach where he sat, drenched and smiling, for the rest of the show.
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