After a night on the sleeper train, we arrived back in Kolkata. It had rained a lot and there were puddles everywhere. Another huge difference was the temperature. Kolkata is now a lot cooler than before.
Walking to our hotel was interesting, trying to dodge the puddles with our 'wheelie' backpacks. At the station we must have been asked by a hundred people, "Do you want taxi? Do you need hotel?" We didn't need either so politely shook our heads .... a lot!
What we did need however was food. We stopped at a street stall selling what we would call, eggy bread or French toast but this had an Indian twist, red hot chillis!
We booked into our hotel after the 'liftman' took us to the forth floor. We have the same room as before with 3 beds and plenty of space. We have a spare bed for the next 6 days, if anyone wants to come and celebrate Durga Puja?
A lazy day spent eating, drinking chai and shopping for a few items like toothpaste. We ate at a great market stall where we sampled various Indian breads and vegetarian curries. We chatted to the chef's friend who told us about his life as a child on the streets. He had met a man from England who had sponsored him, taught him English and had been back to visit many times. He was very grateful and spoke very highly of his sponsor from Oxford.
We promised we would be back tomorrow to try what was described as an Indian version of a folded pizza.
Walking to our hotel was interesting, trying to dodge the puddles with our 'wheelie' backpacks. At the station we must have been asked by a hundred people, "Do you want taxi? Do you need hotel?" We didn't need either so politely shook our heads .... a lot!
What we did need however was food. We stopped at a street stall selling what we would call, eggy bread or French toast but this had an Indian twist, red hot chillis!
We booked into our hotel after the 'liftman' took us to the forth floor. We have the same room as before with 3 beds and plenty of space. We have a spare bed for the next 6 days, if anyone wants to come and celebrate Durga Puja?
A lazy day spent eating, drinking chai and shopping for a few items like toothpaste. We ate at a great market stall where we sampled various Indian breads and vegetarian curries. We chatted to the chef's friend who told us about his life as a child on the streets. He had met a man from England who had sponsored him, taught him English and had been back to visit many times. He was very grateful and spoke very highly of his sponsor from Oxford.
We promised we would be back tomorrow to try what was described as an Indian version of a folded pizza.