Victoria Memorial Hall Kolkata (Calcutta)

1 Queen's Way, Kolkata (Calcutta) , West Bengal, India - Phone: 91 33 2223 1890

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    Kolkata - Stew Chasing a Cab for 13p

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    Yesterday we flew to Kolkata as we didn't fancy the 12 hour train. We hadn't yet booked accommodation, and so after being hassled by locals and seeing a dirty hostel full of graffiti we found a nice hotel. At night we walked along one of the main streets and browsed the market stalls, but it was so humid we couldn't stand it.

    This morning …

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    A Holi-day on Holiday

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    Calcutta is India's second biggest city (Behind Mumbai) and long time capitol during the British occupation. Despite only really coming to prominence in that time it has a pretty rich & storied history that with it's many colonial style buildings is much more visible than elsewhere in India. Travelling through India I had heard nothing but bad …

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    Kolkata's easily worth a day

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    I wasn't sure what to expect with Kolkata. Originally I didn't plan to even visit, but when I decided to come back to Bodhgaya, it made sense to fly there. I heard it was pretty intense with the poverty. During the division that created what is now Bangladesh, what was then Calcutta got flooded with refugees.

    That was evident when I went …

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    Highlight was Mother Theresa's Motherhouse

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    I really enjoyed Kolkata it was a real Cosmopolitan feel to it in comparison to everywhere else so far. Their doesn't seem to be any rickshaws in the center though instead it's all bright yellow cabs and old buses. These cabs and buses are great (I really am a petrol head) I love all the colors and take a trip on one of the buses to head over the …

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    Screaming dogs in Kolkata

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    Our experience of India began as soon as we boarded the plane in Bangkok. The flight was delayed because people wouldn't sit down for more than 20 seconds at a time and kept deciding to swap with their neighbors. In the end the glamorous Air Asia stewardess pronounced, "Can everyone just sit down and stop playing musical chairs so that we can take …

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    Indian Streets

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    Kolkata to us conjured up images of old British heritage intertwined with poverty. It ended up being a lot more than that. Lying near the border of Bangladesh, Kolkata is a Bengali city which contends for your attention everywhere you go.

    It was an abrupt introduction to India with another late arrival and no accommodation. We were on our …

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    Updated due to kerry pointing out numrous ...

    ... the Taj, you really have to be there to appreciate the meaning and feelings behind it. Then we went to the Victoria Memorial Hall which is such an impressive building, with a large bronze of Queen Victoria at its entrance. Set in lovely gardens it ...

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    Highlight was Mother Theresa's Motherhouse

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    ... we find our way out of the maze of markets and back to our hotel but it was quite a day.   Next I visited the Victoria Memorial Hall again with Mary but also with Karney who we met a couple of times.  He's a real interesting guy who is out ...

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    Incredible! India!

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    ... mest tid paa at gaa rundt og nyede atmosfaeren, men lidt finkultur fik jeg ogsaa set. Foerste dag brugte jeg paa Victoria Memorial Hall, som er en imponerende stor og flot bygning, som er dedikeret til Dronning Victoria af England for nogle aar siden ...

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    Poverty Amidst the Fantastic - Part 1

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    ... Park, Space Odyssey and a monorail above to take you from one side to the other. I also visited Victoria Memorial Hall a building built and dedicated to Queen Victoria.The massive Victoria Memorial stands enclosed within 64 acres of blooming ...

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    My first adventures

    ... my god, what am i doing here hit me' but i settled in and the next day met some other volunteers and went to the Victoria memorial hall and Park Street. I gave half a bottle of water to a slum child and made his day! On  Monday I started at school ...