Before leaving Kolkata today I have all day to kill so I went sight seeing. First up I went to the produce market cos as you know Im right into produce. It was pretty much what you see all over the place with the usual foul smells. The 'beef' and 'mutton' market next door was heaps more interesting. They were hacking into the carcasses of buffalo and goats with axes and cutting them into various pieces. Some guys had the great job of washing out the guts and vari...

Chowringee is the backpacker heart land and we are smack in the middle of it in Sudder St. Any flea pit with a door they call a hotel room and charge 100 Rp per night. I arrived here with the two Polish girls (cant say there names let alone spell them) and Mike the American and we all had breakfast then went in search of a room.The girls picked one place not suitable then another same then Mike found one we all agreed was OK. There are heaps of steps cos it is on...