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Explore Kolkata/Calcutta, India in Depth
Yes, they did change the spelling from Calcutta to Kolkata in January 2001 with many conflicting explanations. Fortunately, all ex-Marine (husband, Steve) and I had to do today was wake up for...
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On The Way To The Kolkata/Calcutta Flower Market, India
Malini and driver from D.J. Tours & Travel, Kolkata, picked us up at 9:00 a.m. for a long day of sightseeing and promptly began filling our heads with facts about Kolkata on the way to the Flower...
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The Kolkata/Calcutta, India Flower Market
The Kolkata Wholesale Flower Market is one of the Kolkata highlights. I dearly love flowers and the sight (and smell) of thousands of roses will forever remain with me. You can buy one dozen long stem...
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Kolkata Clay Modellers and Queen Victoria Memorial, India
Even while leaving the Kolkata Flower Market there was much to see. Men loading and unloading trucks filled with heavy bags of rice and grains…View image…sellers of fruit….View image…and green...
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Dakshineshwar and Kalighat Temples in Kolkata/Calcutta, India
The first visit was to the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple located across the Houghly River in the North Kolkata area. Off with the shoes and paid a few rupees to have them watched (they would not be there...
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A Day at The Horse Races – The Royal Calcutta Turf Club, India
And now for something completely different… With another free day in Kolkata, Tomas (Footloose Travel) earlier suggested that we might enjoy spending time at the venerable Royal Calcutta Turf Club...
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The Ancient Jewish Synagogues of Kolkata/Calcutta, India
Kolkata has always had a diverse community that includes Chinese, Tamil, Armenian, Tibetan, Greek and Jews and India (historically) has provided shelter and asylum to people facing persecution, but if...
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Sheila’s Fast and Easy Kolkata/Calcutta, India
Kolkata and all of India can be (and is) dirty, hot, congested, chaotic, has heart-wrenching poverty, some of the worst roads in the world, and demands patience along with constant vigilance regarding...
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“Dhuali Express” Train from Kolkata to Bhubaneswar, India
(The prior posts on Kolkata have already appeared in Travels With Sheila. Just follow this link to read about — > Kolkata, a very interesting city and one we thoroughly enjoyed. It was time for a...
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