This article is written by Tania Roy Chowdhury

My heart was full of joy when my husband Tanmoy told me that our package tour had been finalised. We were 40 members and our vacation was planned from May 10 to 24.

During the pre-trip preparation, for passport verification etc the authority had taken fingerprints of my three-year old daughter Pori on the relevant papers.

My daughter was surprised with this and used a nail polish remover to remove the finger spot. Seeing her innocence we all had a good laugh.

Our tour programme was divided into three days at Thailand, four days at Malaysia, four days at Singapore and one day at Port Blair on the way back to India. I want to share some colourful memories of the holiday from my diary.

Pattaya Coastline

On May 10, from Delhi our journey began for Bangkok- Pattaya. From Bangkok airport a luxury coach took us to Pattaya.

At Pattaya, Non Chung village, dolphin lagoon and elephant mela were the main attractions and children enjoyed thoroughly. Decorated elephants played football, drew, took banana from the kids and made a bow.

The dolphin lagoon was also a funny circus for the kids.

We also visited Corolla Island, a tourist spot. We enjoyed the famous Thai body massage, which is done in a scientific manner.

The KL twin tower, Malaysia

In Malaysia, we visited the KL twin tower, which is 250 ft high. The KL city was like a dreamland. In the evening we went to the shopping mall and bought many gifts and mementos including a typical Malaysian umbrella.

In Singapore, Universal Studio under the sea was a remarkable spot.

The historic Cellular Jail, Port Blair

On our way back we arrived at Port Blair and saw the historic Cellular Jail.

We enjoyed a lot everywhere because we had good hotel accommodations and everything was well planned by our tour operator. We came back with memories to cherish.

Tania Roy Chowdhury

18 Oct 2010

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