Around the World: Part Five

In which we visited a World-Famous Wax Museum

We reached the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Marylebone Road, London at quarter to three. We had to meet next for tea-coffee break at the café near the museum at 5pm. We went through the security check and entered the museum. There was a big chandelier at the entrance. We walked up the spiral staircase. There was a statue of Marilyn Monroe, American actress. The museum was divided into several zones.

Party zone: includes Bollywood celebrities Amitabh Bachchan, SRK, Madhuri Dixit, Hrithik Roshan and so on. I just wanted to view Deepika Padukone. Everyone was busy posing with their favorite actors and actresses.

Alien Escape zone: the pathway is an Art Station with all possible effects as if you are going to be attacked, there is a patient on the bed with his body ripped off and if you stare at the closed door for a while; there comes a lady asking for help. Further there are statues of different aliens and its quite scary; there are skulls and a giant monster at the end.

Film zone: it starts with the King Kong: The Skull Island, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial welcoming us for a bicycle ride, Charlie Chaplin, Tinker Bell, Terminator, Shrek and so on.

Sports zone has the worlds best in every sport.

Youtube zone has the most popular vloggers Zoella and PointlessBlog.

Royal zone: everybody was clicking photos with the Royal Family. There is a Royal Tea Party section too.

Culture zone: includes Albert Einstein, Charles Dickens, and William Shakespeare and so on from the literature and science world.

Music zone: includes Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, and Madonna and so on.

World Leaders zone: includes Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, Narendra Modi and so on.

Fashion Week zone: there is a wide makeup station, used in the Fashion Week preparations for the models.

The Sherlock Holmes Experience:  the area resembled the movies of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

Behind the Scenes zone: there is a statue of Madame Tussauds; process of making of the statues and so on. The statues are made with very precise details of the individuals so those look alike the actual person. Regular maintenance keeps the statues look perfect over years.

Star Wars zone: includes Jakku, Jabba, Tattooine, Dagobah, Chewbacca as a pilot and so on.

Chewbacca

Dagobah

The Spirit of London Ride: the approx. five minutes ride in a moving mini taxi took us through the complete history of the London city including the Great Fire.

The Marvels 4D Movie Experience: the 360-degree high impact special effects movie included the Super Heroes Hulk, Spider Man, and Captain America and so on. Before we enter the theatre, there is a huge structure of Hulk.

At the end of the museum, there are souvenirs for sale. This includes fridge magnets, key chains, Telephone Booth, Tower Bridge, etc. The soft toys include teddies in the form of Buckingham Palace Guards. 

We assembled at the café for the tea/coffee and then were back to our hotel for dinner. The next day’s program was WhatsApped to all. We were travelling to another country tomorrow. Co-travelers do share in our experience on London in the comments below. 

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