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Michael Jackson poking Mithun Madame Tussauds Bangkok

Thailand: Madame Tussauds, Asiatique and leaving Bangkok

By Mithun Divakaran
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Sep 09, 2013
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Bangkok, Thailand, Travel

Date: 27th November 2012

I left Siam Ocean World and walked to Siam Discovery. It was still raining, but I still made my way to the top of Siam Discovery, where Madame Tussauds was situated.

Madame Tussauds elevator Bangkok — This was inside the elevator up

Madame Tussauds Bangkok entrance — Madame Tussauds is on the 6th floor

MBK BTS track from Siam Discovery — Hello MBK

Madame Tussauds Bangkok king Thailand — Various photos of King Bhumibol lined the entrance

Madame Tussauds Bangkok — You begin with the History zone of great leaders

Mahatma Gandhi Madame Tussauds Bangkok — Mahatma Gandhi is the very first wax figure

Chairman Mao Madame Tussauds Bangkok — Chairman Mao

Princess Diana Madame Tussauds Bangkok — The much beloved Princess Diana

Madame Tussauds Bangkok world leaders — You then have a selection of world leaders

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Diwali in Bangalore – A pictorial

By Mithun Divakaran
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Nov 14, 2012
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Bangalore, India

Just a few shots I took on the night of Diwali outside the apartment complex I stay at. All the residents had gathered at the public park in front to burst firecrackers.

Public park Diwali celebrations Bangalore — Quite a few families had already begun with the noise

Mickey Mouse firework Diwali — Mickey doing his magic

Nithin Anand lighting firework — My brother (in the back) and his friend lighting a firework

Sparkler stick closeup Diwali celebrations — Sparklers are of course, a perennial favourite. I hate the bombs – mostly because I can’t stand the noise. Sadly, with fireworks costing as much as they do come festive season, I can see why Diwali gets louder and louder each year.

TV Tower firework Bangalore India — The names they come up with for fireworks these days. This one’s called ‘TV Tower’.

Red firework Bengaluru India — Surprisingly this one isn’t called ‘S.O.S’

Foreigners playing with fireworks Diwali Bangalore — Even visitors couldn’t resist joining in on the festivities

Colourful fireworks bursting in the sky — Whereas up in the sky…

Yellow firework Diwali Bangalore — I got tired of the noise and returned home

Hope everyone celebrating had a prosperous, and more importantly, a safe Diwali this year!

Hong Kong: Mong Kok’s many markets, and fireworks at Victoria Harbour

By Mithun Divakaran
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Nov 02, 2012
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Hong Kong, Travel

Date: 1st July 2012

Today I shifted over to Mong Kok in Kowloon to begin the second phase of my Hong Kong sight-seeing. I had booked a dorm bed at Ah Shan Hostel/Dragon Inn which cost me HK$148 (Rs. 980/$19/€14) a night. Finding my hostel wasn’t that hard. As soon as I disembarked from Mong Kok Station, I took Exit D2 and the second building named Sincere House housed Ah Shan Hostel.

Elevator Hong Kong — There are four elevators in total for this building

Ah Shan hostel Dragon Inn Hong Kong — The hostel is on the 14th floor

View from Ah Shan hostel Sincere house — This looked a residential/commercial kinda building. Space in Hong Kong being a luxury, even apartment rooms are turned into commercial spaces.

The dorm room wasn’t all that great, considering it was super cramped inside with barely any space to walk (photo of the bed I got is at the end of this post). Fiona was the hostel owner and she spoke fluent English, proving to be quite helpful.

Fiona Dragon hostel Hong Kong — That’s Fiona behind the reception desk

After securing my luggage in the room, I stepped out again.

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