Day 31 - Calcutta

The last place on the tour - so sad! We are in Calcutta after catching the overnight train from Varanasi to Calcutta.

It has rainied here...

It is still raining here...

..a lot!

We had to check in to our hotel through the raised corridor - as the reception was waist deep high in water! Half the rooms were flooded, but luckily there was still enough for all of us. After settling in we went for an orientation walk and lunch in Flurys Cafe on Park Street. We had to wade through water one foot deep most of the way. Holes had been knocked through walled gardens, and the water poured out like a waterfall - craziness! Lunch was wooonderful. Flurys is like a typical upmarket English cafe - with amazing service and a huuge selection of cakes. We stayed there a while (so full now)

Tonight we are going to a nightclub called Underground, so whilst a few people went for the touristy exploring, most of us girls just went shopping (department stores - oh how I have missed them). We are eating dinner in one of the best and most exclusive restaurants in Calcutta (and it is actually affordable too) so that should be nice.

Ooh, I like Calcutta - despite the flooding!