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.
This was inside the elevator upMadame Tussauds is on the 6th floorHello MBKVarious photos of King Bhumibol lined the entranceYou begin with the History zone of great leadersMahatma Gandhi is the very first wax figureChairman MaoThe much beloved Princess DianaYou then have a selection of world leaders
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.
Quite a few families had already begun with the noiseMickey doing his magic
My brother (in the back) and his friend lighting a firework
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.
The names they come up with for fireworks these days. This one’s called ‘TV Tower’.Surprisingly this one isn’t called ‘S.O.S’
Even visitors couldn’t resist joining in on the festivities
Whereas up in the sky…
I got tired of the noise and returned home
Hope everyone celebrating had a prosperous, and more importantly, a safe Diwali this year!
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.
There are four elevators in total for this buildingThe hostel is on the 14th floorThis 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.
That’s Fiona behind the reception desk
After securing my luggage in the room, I stepped out again.