Accommodation in Kolkata; reaching Mumbai followed by National Capital
Having taken accommodation on the fifth floor of a lodge in Chittaranjan Avenue on a Thursday night, the vendors downstairs are handy enough for those looking for taking anything light including tea. Morning tea was taken from a nearby vendor and if one has to make calls from a phone booth it is all in the vicinity. Took metro to Dumdum from which one has to exit to go towards Nager Bazar. Here shared auto is the rule, with four to five occupants in one vehicle, and it took 10 to15 minutes to reach Nager Bazar. From here one has to get on to another shared auto that would take you to No 1 Airport auto stand. From here the best bet is to walk to the Airport. At least autos and rickshaws should be allowed to the entrance of the airport if not the portico as it would come handy for passengers/tourists. Fares checked and took a ticket for Sunday with the benefit of a late afternoon departure.
Nearby there is a Calcutta Airport English Medium School. Something looks promising about this school. The return to Dumdum metro station coming as usual with halts at No 1 Airport auto stand and Nager Bazar. By the time one reaches Chittaranjan Avenue, there is a fair degree of clarity on the challenges one comes across while taking a split ride to airport area. Taxi could be handy but if one has time and resilience to put up with a split ride, the dust delivered template won't be much of a botheration. Well that is true of any big city if split ride is tried.
Meals taken from Lakhan lal in S N Bannerjee Road with the premises having shifted to opposite side. By the time i began the search for a cyber cafe in and around college street, it had begun to drizzle. Twister.com was the writing point with the attendance looking to be full house.
On a Saturday a little before afternoon set in visited Ghosh Sweets in S N Bannerjee Road,one of the few eating joints that have handy plain curd. Later visited S P Mukherjee Road and a cyber cafe in the vicinity. A stroll in the Lake market wasn't diluting either as this area has small roads with fewer vehicles plying in the colony. Those inside the K C Das food outlet in Esplanade on Saturday evening left you with fewer choices. As i sought veg roll from a restaurant near Bentinck Street, there was one gentleman who laid stress that maximum amount of oil should be used for his preparation though i insisted i would prefer little. Here what i could gather was food prepared with oil and the quantity does not bother some as some wash it down with rum.
Sunday as well visited K C Das outlet which had comparatively better management. On both days tea laced with high level of sugar was the option one could get, with mishti doi that is dished out in plenty as sada dahi is not on the menu. Other light preparations from K C Das have sound beat .Since tea comes from a machine, i am told the sugar mix is preset.Perhaps tea with mild sugar could be handy as well. And for keeping tea warm, the cup should be placed next to pouring point instead of keeping it on a tray as the space that is left between cup and the machine pouring point makes it lose some of its warm element.
Sunday afternoon left for airport by bus.Perhaps the point where the bus drops you is just one km or less from the airport.And here the taxi would be charging no less than 70rs to reach the destination, making a solid case for introducing autos till the entrance point. It took a little over two hours to reach Mumbai. The tea on flight was great.
In Mumbai the first halt was at Siddhivinayak followed by Dadar. The tea from ShreeDevi food outlet in Dadar was fairly good. Started from Mumbai a little after 9 pm, reached Nashik a little after 12am. The bus ride from Nashik to Nagar lasted a little over two hours. While approaching the bus stand which perhaps during that period was under renovation,the bus was being driven at reckless speed. One should be cautious as roads are not wide and on both sides pedestrians are in large numbers. It was on a Monday i reached Nagar.
Monday night was the first opportunity to get inside the temple, with 21 flower pots forming decoration template. The feet of the Lord looked to be fairly large with the glow on the face quite a wonderful experience. Tuesday evening left for national capital, reaching the same on Wednesday.
Having taken accommodation on the fifth floor of a lodge in Chittaranjan Avenue on a Thursday night, the vendors downstairs are handy enough for those looking for taking anything light including tea. Morning tea was taken from a nearby vendor and if one has to make calls from a phone booth it is all in the vicinity. Took metro to Dumdum from which one has to exit to go towards Nager Bazar. Here shared auto is the rule, with four to five occupants in one vehicle, and it took 10 to15 minutes to reach Nager Bazar. From here one has to get on to another shared auto that would take you to No 1 Airport auto stand. From here the best bet is to walk to the Airport. At least autos and rickshaws should be allowed to the entrance of the airport if not the portico as it would come handy for passengers/tourists. Fares checked and took a ticket for Sunday with the benefit of a late afternoon departure.
Nearby there is a Calcutta Airport English Medium School. Something looks promising about this school. The return to Dumdum metro station coming as usual with halts at No 1 Airport auto stand and Nager Bazar. By the time one reaches Chittaranjan Avenue, there is a fair degree of clarity on the challenges one comes across while taking a split ride to airport area. Taxi could be handy but if one has time and resilience to put up with a split ride, the dust delivered template won't be much of a botheration. Well that is true of any big city if split ride is tried.
Meals taken from Lakhan lal in S N Bannerjee Road with the premises having shifted to opposite side. By the time i began the search for a cyber cafe in and around college street, it had begun to drizzle. Twister.com was the writing point with the attendance looking to be full house.
On a Saturday a little before afternoon set in visited Ghosh Sweets in S N Bannerjee Road,one of the few eating joints that have handy plain curd. Later visited S P Mukherjee Road and a cyber cafe in the vicinity. A stroll in the Lake market wasn't diluting either as this area has small roads with fewer vehicles plying in the colony. Those inside the K C Das food outlet in Esplanade on Saturday evening left you with fewer choices. As i sought veg roll from a restaurant near Bentinck Street, there was one gentleman who laid stress that maximum amount of oil should be used for his preparation though i insisted i would prefer little. Here what i could gather was food prepared with oil and the quantity does not bother some as some wash it down with rum.
Sunday as well visited K C Das outlet which had comparatively better management. On both days tea laced with high level of sugar was the option one could get, with mishti doi that is dished out in plenty as sada dahi is not on the menu. Other light preparations from K C Das have sound beat .Since tea comes from a machine, i am told the sugar mix is preset.Perhaps tea with mild sugar could be handy as well. And for keeping tea warm, the cup should be placed next to pouring point instead of keeping it on a tray as the space that is left between cup and the machine pouring point makes it lose some of its warm element.
Sunday afternoon left for airport by bus.Perhaps the point where the bus drops you is just one km or less from the airport.And here the taxi would be charging no less than 70rs to reach the destination, making a solid case for introducing autos till the entrance point. It took a little over two hours to reach Mumbai. The tea on flight was great.
In Mumbai the first halt was at Siddhivinayak followed by Dadar. The tea from ShreeDevi food outlet in Dadar was fairly good. Started from Mumbai a little after 9 pm, reached Nashik a little after 12am. The bus ride from Nashik to Nagar lasted a little over two hours. While approaching the bus stand which perhaps during that period was under renovation,the bus was being driven at reckless speed. One should be cautious as roads are not wide and on both sides pedestrians are in large numbers. It was on a Monday i reached Nagar.
Monday night was the first opportunity to get inside the temple, with 21 flower pots forming decoration template. The feet of the Lord looked to be fairly large with the glow on the face quite a wonderful experience. Tuesday evening left for national capital, reaching the same on Wednesday.
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