KOLKATA ROUND TWO

Kolkata round two! July 7th

A special shout out to Sinead Harris-Jones. The Irish-American super star that helped the second go around of Kolkata be possible.

My last trip to Kolkata saw the highlights of the British Raj, this trip would dig into the underbelly of the modern day Kolkata. We stayed at Crazy- wanderers hostel, in the north of the city, close to the airport, which was rather convenient, as I had to hop a domestic flight to Delhi to visit my buddy Aneel and Sinead had to fly to Malaysia on the same day.

We added another team member, a kick ass girl from Saskatchewan, Jenny Jricka. Now I must throw this out there to all those of you reading around the world, most Canadian I meet abroad are from the following three locations: Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, with the occasional splash of Calgary or Ottawa. To meet a gal from Saskatchewan abroad, especially India just blew me away. She ain’t from Regina or Saskatoon either, she is from a rural farming town, wayyyyyyyyy to cool. And as many of you will know, I got a pretty big lovee of the Saskies, including their famed green riders, wisers and pilsner, and many of my close friends are from Sasky.

So we made some moves, exploring the slums of Kolkata, celebrating USA independence day a day late and meeting local Bengalis in an area of the city that is not used to seeing tourists at all. It was just a grand experience.

We got Jenny a train ticket over night to Delhi, which is where I currently sit blogging as I await her trains arrival.

Kolkata from two different angles was the way to go and I am so glad I returned to the city a second time to compare the famed sites of Mother Teresa and the British Raj to the everyday life of the poor and less seen Bengali’s.

Now it is time for Delhi, where I will attempt to get my Iran Visa and reconnect with my experience last time in India. Time to rock!

Bring on Delhi and the road to Pakistan.

Cheers,

Will