Yes, I was here for just 1 evening, during transit to Bhutan, but I still felt the urge to pen down this experience owing to the memories collected that had to be shared.
We reached late afternoon and I instantly felt that there was something in the air. As I do every time I go to a new city, I instantly consulted Google for temperature. It showed 33, feels like 44 degrees Celsius. I dint understand these feelings that Google states until my experience in this city, travelling in a cab, without AC. The air is thick enough to give you a solid dose of heat, but I see no sunshine, only an overcast sky.
We were staying at the Astoria Hotel located on Shakespeare Sarani Road and that’s when I realized the traffic situation here, it’s tough!!!
Our plan was to cover Victoria Memorial, Howrah Bridge and New Market. It was raining intermittently, but heavily throughout the evening and we managed to cover just Victoria Memorial and Howrah Bridge. We enjoyed the walk in the beautiful garden at Victoria Memorial. Howrah bridge turned us into looking and feeling like drowned cats! However, we manged to catch the sunset over the bridge and that made it all our effort worth it!
We reached late afternoon and I instantly felt that there was something in the air. As I do every time I go to a new city, I instantly consulted Google for temperature. It showed 33, feels like 44 degrees Celsius. I dint understand these feelings that Google states until my experience in this city, travelling in a cab, without AC. The air is thick enough to give you a solid dose of heat, but I see no sunshine, only an overcast sky.
We were staying at the Astoria Hotel located on Shakespeare Sarani Road and that’s when I realized the traffic situation here, it’s tough!!!
Our plan was to cover Victoria Memorial, Howrah Bridge and New Market. It was raining intermittently, but heavily throughout the evening and we managed to cover just Victoria Memorial and Howrah Bridge. We enjoyed the walk in the beautiful garden at Victoria Memorial. Howrah bridge turned us into looking and feeling like drowned cats! However, we manged to catch the sunset over the bridge and that made it all our effort worth it!
Victoria Memorial
Howrah Bridge
Ended the day with street food on Park street! Jhal muri, ragda patties, sandwiches and rabdi - can't ask for more here!
Calcutta as I prefer to call it, is a perfect blend of old and new. There was this one road near the Salt Lake stadium that had huts on 1 side, high rise apartments and malls on the other, and a metro rail line running above. Beat that!!
This city, with a touch of the English era, with flyovers and decent roads, with modern apartments and malls, has character! I will visit again to explore this city to my heart’s content.
