Well here I am it is Sunday afternoon and I have been in Calcutta since Thursday lunchtime. Thank you for the train and aeroplane information that you sent me. I decided on the train because LS made such a clear persuasive argument that it would be the best option. What! What!
So I have been having a wonderful time exploring this great city. Here are some of the activities that I have undertaken since Thursday.
So I have been having a wonderful time exploring this great city. Here are some of the activities that I have undertaken since Thursday.
Kolkata is a capital of West Bengal. It is a third most populous metropolitan city of India. Kolkata has very rich culture, It is a very old city of India. It is located on east bank of the Hooghly River. Kolkata is a city of joy of West Bengal.
My first port of call was the Belur Math Shrine which is one among the best place to visit in Kolkata. What! What! It is a quite location in busy city. It is situated by holy river Ganges. Founder of this Math is Swami Vivekananda. The serene campus of Belur Math on the Ganga includes temples dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda, in which their relics are enshrined, and the main monastery of the Ramakrishna Order. Despite it being very busy strangely is was a quiet place, a place where people went for contemplation.
My first port of call was the Belur Math Shrine which is one among the best place to visit in Kolkata. What! What! It is a quite location in busy city. It is situated by holy river Ganges. Founder of this Math is Swami Vivekananda. The serene campus of Belur Math on the Ganga includes temples dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda, in which their relics are enshrined, and the main monastery of the Ramakrishna Order. Despite it being very busy strangely is was a quiet place, a place where people went for contemplation.
Next went to the Marble Palace. Now to go there you had to have a tour guide. My tour guide was called and he was very informative and explained that this is a private property built by Raja Rajendra Mullick. The descendants of Raja still lives in the same property today. It also has a mini Zoo in the palace which was lovely to see.
T he Marble Palace is one of the most beautifully conserved and elegant houses in Kolkata. This nineteenth century magnificent mansion was built under the benefaction of Raja Rajendra Mullick – a rich Bengali merchant with a strong urge for collecting exquisite works of art. The mansion is a masterpiece, with 90 varieties of patterned marble on the floors of the mansion. The structure of the mansion is originally Neoclasical in style and it merges with traditional Bengali style of architecture with open courtyards. Close by the courtyard, there is the place of worship for the family members, which is also called Thakur-Dalan. Here are some of the photographs i took as I went around this magnificent place.
T he Marble Palace is one of the most beautifully conserved and elegant houses in Kolkata. This nineteenth century magnificent mansion was built under the benefaction of Raja Rajendra Mullick – a rich Bengali merchant with a strong urge for collecting exquisite works of art. The mansion is a masterpiece, with 90 varieties of patterned marble on the floors of the mansion. The structure of the mansion is originally Neoclasical in style and it merges with traditional Bengali style of architecture with open courtyards. Close by the courtyard, there is the place of worship for the family members, which is also called Thakur-Dalan. Here are some of the photographs i took as I went around this magnificent place.
Another place I visited was the New Market. Although it is known as new market, but it is oldest market of Kolkata. It is situated at Lindsay street. It is a perfect place for shopaholics. Here you get everything you desire for. It is a very busy and crowded market of Kolkata. What! What! It is a very huge market, it has different markets in a single market such as spice market, non-veg stuff market, cloth market, jewellery market and many more. It reminded me very much of the market I visited in Istanbul.
Today I explored the Victoria Memorial which was well worth a look. It is situated at the heart of Kolkata. It’s a must see place. It will give your eyes a royal experience. It has a royal gallery where it is showcasing the oil painting of Queen Victoria. The garden of memorial is designed over 64 acres. It was very hot today and I spent most of it exploring the gardens around the memorial. Here you can also find some rare books of 1870’s one of which happened to be a first edition of a book called 'Around the World in 80 Days' by Jules Verne. Today it is worth around £5000. Now where have I heard of that book before?
Well my time in Kolkata is almost over now. Onward to Hong Kong. But how will I get there? Can you help?