Calcutta - or Kolkata - the arrival
April 3rd 2006 Unbelievable. Humidity and pollution so high that walking the street is like being repeatedly slapped around the face by a warm and rather dirty flannel. And the streets - so hectic they make Mumbai look like Milton Keynes on a quiet Sunday, and Bangalore like Worthing on Sea off-season.
The traffic is gridlocked, every pavement is crammed with stalls, touts swoop on you as soon as you stop mov
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