Thailand Chronicles: Madame Tussauds Bangkok

Madame Tussauds in Bangkok was  on our list of  must-see places in the city of Angels. And we were not disappointed in the number of notable wax figures that took our breath away as  the figures in display was really life-like in quality, take for example the wax figure of Princess Di at the left. 

At first, Mr. OSG and I were even scared to look let alone pose next to the wax figures since they were literally like the real thing frozen in time to gaze at the amused spectators such as ourselves. Even the facial hairs were visible and the eyes... well.... looking at them makes you feel as if at any moment, you might see them blink. hehe.. talk about being eerie at first. They were carbon copied even to the last wrinkle. 

Our fascination with each of the famous people on display here were so great, it took us hours to complete touring the entire area. 

Of course, I wanted a photo-ops with each one including Mr. Einstein here who really looks like he was about to teach me a thing or two about his famous equation and share his knowledge of the universe with me. 

It was also a wonderful experience pretending to be royalty next to England's most revered monarch standing next to my throne. I forgot to mention that at some of the stops, there are costumes and accessories beside the wax figures, so we just helped ourselves to them so our photo-ops seem right off a magazine page.

Even Mr. OSG had his moment posing as... I was supposed to say one of the Asian presidents and prime ministers but really, he was posing more like a wax figure himself. :)

I would never forget having the chance to sit (well stand to be precise and act as Mr President's secretary here) inside the Oval office. God only knows if I will ever really have the chance in my lifetime to see the "actual Oval office" so we didn't let this chance slip by.

Below is a picture of Madame Tussaud herself working on a wax figure of Mr. OSG. :) Wouldn't you say the likeness is uncanny? hehe

Madame Tussauds is located at the Siam Discovery, 6th Floor, 989 Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok.

They are open daily from 10am to 9pm. Last admission is at 8pm.  During peak season the attraction usually stays open later or open earlier as needed. But they advise visitors to call ahead for updated operating times.

Admissions is 800 baht for adults and 600 baht for senior citizens/child. 

Insider tip for you: check in advance the ticket price so you don't go paying for more since we got our tickets for only 650baht at the Siam Paragon ticket stand. What can I say, haggling in Thailand is a way of life. :) so haggle away.

You can check out their website here.