Hat Yai is the biggest city in southern Thailand. Actually, not many tourists come to this city, but we are here for two reasons: the McDonalds (they have a Double Big Mac in Thailand) and a cinema. We arrive in the late afternoon, because we had to seek shelter for the rain a few times. We already found a hotel on the internet and this appears to be okay. We go to the big shopping mall, Central Festival, where both McDonalds and the cinema are located. The Double Big Mac appears to be a disappointment, a Thai curry would have been better. In the cinema we choose the movie Dawn of The Planet of The Apes, which is English spoken. The cinema is nicely decorated with cool lighting.

Cineplex at Central Festival, Hat Yai

Just before the movie begins, they play a song in honour of the Thai king. Everyone in the room stands up as a way of respect. We enjoy our visit to the cinema. Back at our hotel, we look where we want to go in Malaysia, since we want to cross the border tomorrow. However, it’s rather late and we decide to stay another day. We use this day to organize our movies of the trip. In the evening, we would like a Thai curry for the last time but we pick the wrong restaurant: the food really stinks and does not taste good at all. The lady of the restaurant partly makes up for it by her kindness and we have a nice conversation with her. Then it's time to go to sleep...
Before leaving the next day, it's time for our last Thai breakfast: an iced coffee and a grilled club sandwich from the 7-Eleven.

Breakfast at 7-Eleven

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