After checking into our hotel, Cape Sienna, we ventured off into Patong. Patong (more specifically Bangka Road), is very much like old Vegas, but busier and with lady boy’s everywhere. 

We started off at Jungceylon (a very Western shopping complex), and then grabbed some sushi for dinner.

   
 
Then we headed into Bangla Road, where people were aggressively trying to get us to drink in their bars (sometimes almost to the point of grabbing your arm). We walked to the end of Bangla Road onto the beach, which then we headed back to Bangla Road and grabbed drinks at some bar called Pink. When we got drinks, one lady boy asked me to play a game of connect 4. If I win she buys me a drink, but if I win I buy her a drink. I obviously lost (she plays it every night). 

UPDATE: this is the view from our hotel: