Today we got up and went into Kolkata. The train wasn't too crowded, which meant only a minimal amount of pushing, haha. We got off the metro and took a cab to the Victoria Memorial, but alas, it is closed on Mondays. The oustide is gorgeous though. Tomorrow we'll go back and tour around inside as well as walk around the Maidan (the park the VM is in, called Kolkata's Central Park). So we left the VM and the Maidan and walked around that part of Kolkata, called Chowringee or something like that. Its a pretty nice part of town; more tourist-oriented, I think, though there are like no tourists in Kolkata. Anyway, that was nice, and we found a little grocery store and a coffee shop, both of which we will re-visit tomorrow. I'm excited to buy peanut butter and things like that.
After walking around for a while, we took a cab down to the South City Mall and went to see What Happens in Vegas with Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz. We had wanted to see Dark Knight, but I guess last week was the last week it was showing. Oh well. What Happens in Vegas was cute. So here's something I'd never seen before: they didn't show any previews, but they had an intermission. They just stopped the movie in the middle, and vendors came in selling popcorn and coffee. Idk if thats a usual thing or if the reel broke and they had to fix it.
After the movie we made our way back to Khardah. We were able to get an autorickshaw to the metro station no problem, and the metro was fine too, but when we got to Dum Dum, it was rush hour and the local trains were packed. People were crazy trying to get onto those trains; hanging onto the outside of them. We decided to wait for it to calm down a little. Three times we didn't get on the train, we just watched the others in their mad scramble. It got a little better, but evetually we just decided to bite the bullet and squeeze. Trina almost didn't make it on. We made it alright, and it was QUITE as crowded as last time, but its still way more than most Americans, or maybe most people in general, would put up with. When we got back to Khardah, we stopped by the flat and then came here.
So it was a fun, eventful day, and tomorrow should follow suit! I'm finally getting over my culture shock, and I'm settling in much better.
~m
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hey babe! i miss you!! well it sounds like thinks are going pretty smoothly now that your more settled. i hope thats true, and i hope your having a great expirence. Ike says hey. i love you so so so . ~mags<3
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