The Sonar, Kolkata Kolkata (Calcutta)

... it started going down, the river turned purple. Suddenly the boat had a company. We could only its nostrils as the huge crocodile silently swam for some distance following us. There was abundance of birds. We saw many colourful kingfishers and two large storks. Boat slowed down and the driver asked us to be silent. He showed us fresh huge pugmarks on sand. We knew that a tiger had crossed from the other side just before we came to the spot. Mangroves stood silent. The ...

... to grab the metal plate at the bottom of a kettle that was plugged in - it was on as I soon found out! I recently ran out of clothes and so had to go down to dinner wearing a 'last resort' t shirt which has 'Ketamine. Just say neigh' written across it- highly embarrassing and I am now being more careful not to run out clothes!!!! <br><br>Anyway, I'm pretty sure there will be a power cut soon as there hasn't been one for a while, so I should go. I have lots more ...

... next to you and then promptly move them again as they are dissatisfied at sitting next to travellers. Fourthly provide snacks to other diners who have ordered drink and food and not to our table. You may get the picture here. A stuck up hierarchy restaurant in the centre of Kolkata. <br> <br>It seems this fiasco had not gone unnoticed by Dean either and we were shocked at the treatment we got (from an unnamed Lonely Planet recommendation) but we ...

... just stopped in the road being washed with the door open into the only other lane for traffic to pass). Everyone has their horns blaring. You simply have to get out of their way of all of it, and that so many people manage to do it without getting killed is a miracle in itself. Add to that the housewives who are laying out coconut husks or sheaths of rice in the road to be pummeled down by traffic, or the already separated rice on the road to dry out in the sun, and ...

... shared, "Yesterday, I had 2 young boys come to see me. They were beautiful boys, poets. They asked me, "Why don't we see God?" "We do not see God!" I told them. God doesn't walk up to us one fine day, put out his hand for us to shake, saying, 'Hello there, I'm God, so nice to meet you.' No! No! No! God is experienced. We can only know God through experience. We don't see God." We all dropped down into a quiet space, closed our eyes without anyone saying a word, and meditated together.

... Kolkata, never mind the rest of the state / country (it's biggest here, however). On the last day, they truck in the thousands and thousands of pandles to the river to put them in. Everybody dances and celebrates and it's great fun! I jumped in and danced, of course. They go crazy when a white person comes! They invite me to dance and all want to shake my hand. I don't really like behind the center of attention so if they all start standing around watching me then I don ...

... s secition with a similar number of women who are dying. One could not help but observe the wonderful group of Sisters and a large group of volunteers from all over the world who were all there to provide the best possibly quality of life for those who are dying. Being as some of my most fulfilling experiences in life have been coming along ...

... the raj left, although its has the prestigious title of being the biggest museum in India! Its falling apart. Oh well. Amyways, enjoy pics of Victoria Park and others....

... others." Looking at my arm, "What does your tattoo say?" "Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question." "Is that your writing?" "No it's from an e.e. cummings poem. It's actually from the introduction to a book called 'New Poems'. Nakul told me you are a tattoo artist." "Well, I used to be." "Why did you stop?" "When you stick needles in the body it releases a lot of energy. If you look at the origin of tattoos in the Polynesian islands-I'm from Hawaii ...

... his black winter ski cap and thick woolen scarves wrapped around his neck, being escorted by the Director of Security and 3 uniformed security guards with guns who are carrying his bags. The Director is leading Baba past the crowd to the security scanner, personally seeing to it that no one touches Baba as Baba goes through the body check area. It was quite the spectacle. The crowds parted like the Red Sea in front of them as ...