Today spend : Rs 1393
As usual my best friend Foo sent me from Subang Jaya and we reached the airport nearly 2pm . Check in was smooth without any problem,Chee was already at the boarding room. The flight took off 10 min late than schedule of 3.35pm and touched down in Kolkata at 5.10pm local time. India time zone is 2 hr 30 min behind Malaysia time.The Kolkata International Airport is just newly completed and barely in operation 3 months ago. The immigration and custom clearing were ok under rather unfriendly officers. After collecting our baggage,now is to find a transport big enough to carry our bike boxes plus a few panniers.I left this task to Chee while i stand guard to our trollies, as he has experience on his 2nd visit here. The best price he could bargain is for a van fit enough to get in all our stuffs for Rs1300 for a distance of around 20km. We wanted to stay around Howrah area as it is near the Railway station,but we were surpriced all the budget hotels were full,in no less than 7 hotels we enquired. Left with no choice, the taxi driver recommended at the new market which is located 3-4 km further. After many left and right turns thru the busy street,finally we reached the Majestic International hotel but sharing the same entrance to a mosque, but at this late hour,thou unhappy , we took up a small room for Rs1100 just for a night. After the shower, i went for my dinner alone as Chee is not hungry. As this is my 1st time in India,feeling a bit of culture short, this place is just too crowded with people and the streets are really in bad shape. I better not to complain too much,or else i will not last till the end of my trip.
As usual my best friend Foo sent me from Subang Jaya and we reached the airport nearly 2pm . Check in was smooth without any problem,Chee was already at the boarding room. The flight took off 10 min late than schedule of 3.35pm and touched down in Kolkata at 5.10pm local time. India time zone is 2 hr 30 min behind Malaysia time.The Kolkata International Airport is just newly completed and barely in operation 3 months ago. The immigration and custom clearing were ok under rather unfriendly officers. After collecting our baggage,now is to find a transport big enough to carry our bike boxes plus a few panniers.I left this task to Chee while i stand guard to our trollies, as he has experience on his 2nd visit here. The best price he could bargain is for a van fit enough to get in all our stuffs for Rs1300 for a distance of around 20km. We wanted to stay around Howrah area as it is near the Railway station,but we were surpriced all the budget hotels were full,in no less than 7 hotels we enquired. Left with no choice, the taxi driver recommended at the new market which is located 3-4 km further. After many left and right turns thru the busy street,finally we reached the Majestic International hotel but sharing the same entrance to a mosque, but at this late hour,thou unhappy , we took up a small room for Rs1100 just for a night. After the shower, i went for my dinner alone as Chee is not hungry. As this is my 1st time in India,feeling a bit of culture short, this place is just too crowded with people and the streets are really in bad shape. I better not to complain too much,or else i will not last till the end of my trip.
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| Thank you so much Mr Foo |
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| On arriving at the Lcct |
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| Airasia X flight approaching the sky of Kolkata |
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| The new airport baggage conveyor can handle our bike box |
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| Chee showing the thumb -up for the state of art conveyor |
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| Outside the airport in search for transport |
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| I stand guard of the stuffs while Chee went bargaining with transport driver |
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| Price settled follow driver to carpark |
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| Mini van good enough to carry all for Rs 1200 |
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| The driver have a way to squeeze all in |
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| The Kolkata Taxi, Yellow Austin |
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| Street of Kolkata |
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| Our Hotel Heater, dare not ON it, cos we need cold shower than hot one |
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| Bath room ok |
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| Our room Rs1100 , with noisy ceiling fan and aircon too close to where I sleep |
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| Indian sweeties |
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| Roti Bom |
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| Thin noodles made from flour |
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| My very first Indian dinner,beef,dahl ,veg and rice,very cheap Rs59 |
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| Mutton curry |
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| Tropical fruits |
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| Indian roadside tea (chai) stall,very nice with cow milk, only Rs3,after drinking ,just throw the mud cup |
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| Our Hotel sharing the same entrance with a mosque |
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| Public bath just opposite our hotel |
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| Street with tram lines |
9 comments:
the journey has begun,,,
ride safe and post a lot of picture uncle Meng,,,
will follow till the end,,,
thank you sham, i will
Thank you so much for sharing. Very inspiring to follow your journey!
Hello, good to hear from my Sifu. Glad that you reached safely and all your barang. Joe went to Vietman and his Brompton is no way to be seen from Aia Asia. Looking forward to your blog. Have a great and safe time.
good luck sifu, just becareful of what u eat n drink there....
Glad u arr in one piece, hey u did not mention one thing unique to Indian cities, non-stopped honking, u already used to it? Or they had changed?
Ride safe uncle Meng!
Will be following your exciting journey!
Thanks Rivern, we do have our logistic problem carry in and out with our bike boxes.
Peter, thanks for the advice,so far so good,i do have all the medicine ready
Pc Kok, no change la,still the same,i try not to complain abt the culture here,or else i wont be able to complete my trip.
Thanks mike
LOL.... actually that storage tank water heater you can ON the current to heat the water first. After the water finish boiling, you switch off the power and bath....
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