On 2^nd June 2014, I and mama went to Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum, Royal Garden Plaza Mall, Walking Street, Pattaya, Thailand. I was asking mama to take me to the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum for two days since our flight landed in Bangkok and we went to Pattaya in a taxi and in the way, I saw the Museum from outside. We bought the tickets for 500 THB (1000 INR) per person for three attractions in a Louis Tussaud’s Waxwork’s Promotion. There were eight attractions in the whole Museum-

• Believe It or Not!
• 12 D Theatre
• Sky Rider
• Scream in the Dark
• Infinity Maze
• Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks
• Haunted House
• The Vault

In the Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks Promotion, it was compulsory to see Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks and you could choose any two more attractions except the Sky Rider. So we chose Believe It or Not! and

12 D Theatre. First we went to 12 D Theatre. The next movie was to start after about 15 minutes. So we waited in the waiting area. The waiting area was like the inside of an Alien Spaceship. In the waiting area, we also met three Indians. Then the door of the theatre opened and Thai songs were played. After ten more minutes, the movie started. The movie’s name was “Bamboo Adventure.” The 12 D Effects were so lifelike that when the mosquitoes and bats were coming in the movie, I actually started moving my hands in the air hoping to hit the mosquitoes and bats. After that a chimpanzee also threw a banana on us. I had very much fun watching the movie. After that, we went to Believe It or Not! When we entered, we saw a large tap which was in midair and water was coming out of it. But actually there was a very clear and transparent plastic tube and water was going upwards not downwards. After that there was a small open room made in a corner and whenever somebody came in front of the room. A 3 D Projection of Robert Ripley came on the chair and told all about Robert Ripley, The founder of Ripley’s. I was scared and when I started to walk away from there, he said “Where are you going?” Then there was a very big chair which dwarfed me. After that, there was a 3 D Gem which looked real. There was a very strong magnet and a colour television and when we moved the magnet over the television screen, the colours on the television screen changed. There was also Charlie Chaplin carved on the eye of a needle. Then we went upstairs and there was a real dead horse named Bottoms who had only three legs. There was also a very small two-headed snake. There we met two other Indians also. There were also life-size statues of some famous people like The Tallest Man ever, The Shortest Man ever, The Greatest Glutton ever, etc. After that we saw the world’s largest Beer Can collection. Then there was a model of Titanic made entirely out of matchsticks. Then there were many models of fishes. There was also a real Shark Liver. After that it, ended. It was the best part of the whole Museum. Then we went to Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks. In the entrance, there was a wax model of Mr. Bean. When we entered there were many wax models such as Jackie Chan, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, David Beckham, etc. Then there were Lord Buddha made out of bells. After that there was also Harry Potter and his best friend, Hermione Granger. Then there were many leaders such as Gandhiji, Nelson Mandela, Barrack Obama and Mother Teresa. There was a man who was hanging in the air and doing work on a computer and there was written “Mission Impossible.” Then we saw many villains. After that, we saw Batman and his friends. Then there was a wax model of Johnny Depp sitting on a barrel. The whole Museum was Amazing.

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On 5^th June 2014, I, Mamma, Papa, Gurbani and Nani went to Safari World, Bangkok by taxi. It has two parks – Safari Park and Marine Park. We took a package for both of the parks for 1200 THB (2400 INR) per adult and 1000 THB (2000 INR) per child. In Safari Park, they take you on a safari in a bus in a very big park or a very small jungle. There are many animals and birds such as Painted Stork, Pelicans, Giraffes, Sambar Deer, Spotted Deer and Wildebeest. The Painted Storks were very beautiful. There were boards everywhere saying “Please stay in your car” And “Animals have their right of way.”  After that there were two automatic iron doors installed for the safety of the people and animals as there was the lion-tiger zone ahead. First we saw many lions. There were 4-5 lionesses and 2-3 lions. After that there were many tigers, about 10-15 of them. Two tigers were sleeping on the ground, one tiger was hugging the other one but the other one moved away from the first tiger. After that were two more gates which signified the end of the lion-tiger zone. Then there was a peacock with its wings fully open. After that there were many Canadian Bears, some were even in water and there were some Buffaloes also.

It was an amazing experience.

After that we went to Marine Park. We had already missed the Elephant Show, Sea Lion Show, Orangutan Show and Cowboy Stunt Show because they were in the morning and we reached there in the afternoon.

When we entered Marine Park, it was about time for the Dolphin show. When we reached the place where the Dolphin Show was to be held, there were very less people and then many people started to come. About 200 school children had also come for a picnic. For around thirty minutes Thai and Hindi Songs were played and everyone danced, especially the school children.

Then the Dolphin Show started. Three people with a bucket of  fishes each to give to the dolphins were standing on the edge of the semi-circle shaped water tank. Three Dolphins came out from two underwater gates and one Dolphin was allotted to each person. Then the dolphins passed through hoops, did races, jumped very high, wore huge sunglasses and hats, turned their body backwards 180^o and carried a ball between their fins, kissed their trainers on the cheeks and even their trainers stood on the back of the dolphins and did a whole round of the tank. After that the three people went to the backside to relax and three other people came. Now two Dolphins were allotted to each person. All the six Dolphins jumped at the same time and for the same height. The Dolphin Show was awesome.

After twenty minutes was the Spy War Show. Till that time, we went to the crocodile watching terrace. There were about 20-30 crocodiles. Ten minutes were still left so we watched some Orangutans.

When we reached the place of the Spy War Show, there were boards everywhere on which it was written “Caution: Laser Hazard” and “Caution: Radiation Hazard.”  Then the show started. The best parts of the show were

• One man is hanged on a board and smoke comes and the man’s body changes into a skeleton.
• A lady shoots bullets with a gun at a barrel of oil and some parts of the artificial lake which had been made for the show catches fire.
• A bomb is thrown on a helicopter and the helicopter burns.

I and Gurbani clicked photos with a man who has been dressed as a robot and Papa clicked photos with the main actor in the show. The Spy War Show was the best thing in the whole Safari World.

The next and the last show was Bird Show which was after half an hour. In the way, there were many birds in very big cages. I also saw a tiger which was very big and very close to me. There I even saw a Python, which is the longest snake. It was the first time I saw a snake in real.

In the Bird Show, the birds were singing songs, taking a 500 THB note out of a boy’s hand, dancing, spelling the words of different animals, making the voices of different animals and even playing the keyboard. My sister, Gurbani liked the Bird Show the best.

After that we went to feed Giraffes with two baskets of bananas at the Giraffe Feeding Terrace. There were over three hundred giraffes. It was the world’s largest herd of giraffes. I and Gurbani had very much fun in feeding the giraffes.

The Overall experience was Super-Awesome with a capital S and a capital A.

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