Kingston Boutique Hotel Kolkata (Calcutta)
394, Jessore Road Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, 700055, India
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Poverty Amidst the Fantastic - Part 1
... exhibition on the world of illusions, and a fresh water aquarium with many more exhibits too numerous to name. And then several parks within the Main park such as, Evolution 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 gardens. It houses a museum containing a large collection ...
Sudder St Kolkata here we come
... I watch an old woman for 20 minutes and count the rupees she receives, she is earning at least as much an office worker and way more than a laborer. With the millions that are passing traffic she only requires a rupee every few minutes.
We go back to Mahabs and Purbas house in Salt City. They bought the flat about 30 years ago when there were still rice fields around them. Now it’s a pleasant suburb 40 mins from Kolkata’s centre, its quiet ...
Our group trip finishes and we set off on our own
... filled, then we get organised when we can see the lights reflected in the Ganges from off the road/rail bridge. We arrive a bit later than our 6.30pm ETA.
We have to lump the bags up the overpass and find the station side. All looks a bit foreboding in the dark, with people everywhere, quite a few bunked down. Are directed by a helpful local who turns out to be a taxi driver. We don't go with him at first, as we want to go through the ...
Crazy India
... like to inform us is our queen. Last time I checked I wasn't prior alive in 1901! We found the Indian Version of starbucks where 5 people were serving 4 customer and hid from the rain for a bit. Afterwards we went to see where Mother Theresa had lived as was buried. It was amazing to see all the work she had done in Kalcutta and the world. We had one last dinner with Harriet and Kit in a roof top restaurant before we caught our 7 hour sleeper train to ...
Lost in Kolkata
... buds.
To top it all off, Scotty woke up on the very last morning with bed bugs bites on his arm. I didn't sleep well that night either as felt very itchy but thank goodness I was not bitten.
So after 12 weeks in India, we jumped into a yellow Kolkata taxi which took us not to the train or bus station but this time to the airport :o) We were both ready to depart this wonderful challenging and coulorful country and continue our adventure in Thailand.
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