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Location Information:
Walking Street is a famous and
vibrant part of the city of Pattaya
Thailand. It is a location that is
well known to many tourists visiting
Thailand, as well as Thai people
from many parts of the country.
Walking Street runs from the south
end of Beach Road to the Bali Hai
Pier. A huge sign at the Beach Road
entrance was erected in March 2010,
and a small arch adorns the Bali Hai
entrance. The street is free of
vehicles at night from 6:00 pm to 2
am, and car parking is at the Bali
Hai end. It is carefully patrolled
by tourist police during those
hours.
There
are sea-food restaurants, beer bars,
discothèques, sports bars, go-go
bars, and night clubs. The street is
also known for the large amount of
glowing colored neon signs which
illuminate the street at night. In
the earlier part of the evening one
can also find live bands and fine
dining. The legal closing time is
2:00 am. Pattaya, located off the
Gulf of Thailand, is approximately
145 km south of the city of Bangkok,
surrounded by Bang Lamung District.
The
city of Pattaya is a special
municipal area which covers the
whole tambon Nong Prue (Nongprue)
and Na Kluea (Naklua) and parts of
Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai. Bang
Lamung township which forms the
northern border of Pattaya covers
parts of the tambon Bang Lamung (Banglamung),
Nong Pla Lai and Takhian Tia. Bang
Sali is on the southern border of
Pattaya.
"Greater Pattaya" occupies most of
the coastline of Banglamung (one of
the eleven districts that comprise
Chonburi Province). It is divided
into a larger northern section which
spans the areas to the east of
Naklua Beach (the most northern
beach) and Pattaya Beach (the main
beach) plus the Buddha Hill headland
(immediately south of Pattaya
Beach), and a smaller southern
section covering the area to the
east of Jomtien Beach (which lies
directly south of Buddha Hill).
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