Chowringhee Kolkata (Calcutta)

... going to miss my flight, arrived safely in Kolkata.  Caught a local bus for 15 rupees then the Metro for 6 rupees to Chowringhee which is the main backpacker area.  Most of the cheap hostels/hotels are along or off Studder Street and so headed ...

... area out front which is ideal for a sundowner beer or two ... ... and, joy of joys, beer in Calcutta was the cheapest we had found in India! After the horror stories one gets about Cacutta, we were pleasantly surprised by the place - it seems to have ...

... for places twelve or fourteen kilometers from here. How far's the hotel?" "About ten kilometers. Maybe more." I pulled out a map. Chowringhee, the neighborhood we wanted to go to, was directly across the river from Howrah Train Station, where we were ...

... the Nandan cinema on my way back from the memorial. The liberal side of Indian life comes out in Kolkata. Considered the cultural capital of India, many famed artists and writers called the city home. Rabanindrath Tagore being the best known. A movie ...

... recorded the days in Kolkata) with an original gem stone painting of a woman (perhaps a Goddess?) holding a deer. India memories begin!! On Chowringhee Road we stopped in Haldiram for boxes of candy. What a selection! Bengali mithal (sweets) are ...

... dias. Isto, claro, à distância de uma semana desde que entrei nesse megalómano “porto” chamado Calcutta (desde 2001, chama-se Kolkata, por ser “foneticamente mais amigável”). Vale a pena detalhar o que vivi, o que senti e o ...

... trip from Kerala to Calcutta (approx. 2500 km!). So after this 28 hour train ride the train arrived at Howrah station. Calcutta is India's second biggest city with about 14.7 million people! This former capital of British India is chaotic, and for a ...

... , ponds, and a reflection pool which made for stunning photographs. Inside are several exhibitions on the history of Kolkata and India, including statues of Queen Vic, George V, and his wife Mary among other individuals who helped build the British Raj. ...

... newspapwer, unlike in lake placid or miami, she has a choice of three english papers - the times of india, the telegraph and the statesman, all published in calcutta. we then head to the fish market, eager to see what kind of fish are to be found in ...

... . It also houses an impressive line of historical artwork and tells the story of the history of Calcutta and its struggles for Independence along with India from the British rule but also about the help and guidance we gave along the way...Fascinating ...