the prettiest internet cafe

11/03/10

I have discovered the internet cafe up the hill behind the guesthouse. A girl from New Zealand was sitting next to me at breakfast this morning. She mentioned that she was staying up on the hill. I asked why. She said: it is 100 baht ($3) She comes to Thailand every year for 6 months or more and stays as long as the money lasts. She mentioned that there was internet as well after 6 pm when the generator kicks in. I went today to investigate. i walked up the concrete stairs, down past the 200 baht bungalows. You can hear the generator here. Across the narrow wooden bridge and up the concrete steps on the other side. I come to what looks like a construction site: unfinished concrete bathrooms with no roof. Must be hot in the middle of the day. Holes with the beginning of pilings and finally at the edge of the hill facing the ocean, a very large covered veranda. some hammocks, some lounge chairs. A bar counter and a long table in the centre with 3 laptops on it. Each one is occupied but the manager vacates the middle one for me. I sit on the chair and key in my internet provider. I am facing the ocean. It is 5:30 pm. The sun is setting. The water is a clear turquoise. The sky is blue. It is a beautiful sight. I tell the manger that this is the most beautiful internet cafe ever. I will come again tomorrow, mainly for the view.