Blogs from West Bengal, India, Asia - page 2

We arrived very late at night after a long day of travelling and were surprised at the lack of traffic but were told that Kolkata closes after about 10 pm. Certainly a pleasant change from the frenetic traffic we had experienced all over India. Another thing we noticed was kerbing on the gutters. For the next two days our guide Khan, took us on a varied tour of Kolkata. First the white town and the buildings of the East India company and other colonials. We started at the magnificent Victoria Memorial built of white marble to commemorate the Queen's diamond jubilee. There are many exhibitions inside but the best is a chronological display of Kolkata's history. The gardens are beautiful as well. Our next stop was St Paul's cathedral was built in 1839-47 and has beautiful ... read more

Mesmerising Sandakphu – God’s abode in West Bengal, India First Part: Sandakphu Himalaya has always attracted me since I was 24. Though much late in my life but it came to me like blessings when I first met my husband and listened to his countless travel to the very place. After my marriage we planned to go to a place which is the highest point of Singalila Range in the district of Darjeeling, West Bengal. Sandakphu is often considered to be a trekker’s paradise. The word paradise cannot be explained unless one see with his/her own eyes what raw nature feels like. It is quite mesmerising when you see the gamut of Himalayan ranges in your close vicinity and that too standing in the middle of a beautiful hamlet. To experience what we have heard and ... read more

~Wildlife~ "Sundarbans Trip" "One ☝? of the best #Nature retreat I have endeavoured so far". That was in October 2015 and I had a dream to visit "Sunderbans"which came true. We reached Canning from Kolkata by hired vehicle after travelling for say 60 to 65 km only & from there our Tour operator took charge of us.We were altogether 6 adults and a kid. It was a package ? tour and all the meals during the voyage and night stay at different islands ? were including food ? and accommodations. It was a real delight to watch passing by boat/ship from a distance with limitless water behind.For non-vegetarians it was a real delight with local fish ? fries served with sauce and different veg varieties were served too on board. The first day was spent on ... read more

Yellow Breasted (clicked at Balasore in Odisha) I wish to confess first of all that, I don't have much knowledge on bird species but since I love photography I have clicked birds too as a hobby and pastime because I love and respect every creations of God. I would say "Birds are wonderful creations of God,who can fly at their sweet... read more

Friends.... I am sure a lot will agree and a lot will not in that "Being a social media explorer and self styled"human engineer" has done a lot of friends over a period of years through different sites like Facebook,BBM, Whatsapp,KIK, Hi5,Tagged,Instagram ,500px and many more. But one thing in common,I have always observed is the profile most people project(I don't mean all,by the by) in those sites are a lot different from what they are in real as persons. I have met both men and women boys and girls from different age groups but the thing in common was,you can never trust,baring a few,who are as caring as they pose to be. They come for different purposes in social sites.Some for scamming,some to deceive in the guise of a lover,some just to abuse,some fall victims ... read more