Hey, I've been forced into going on a summer holiday to Kolkatta, followed by Darjeeling and Gangtok... I'll be leaving on the 1st and returning on the 12th. My itinary includes: First 5 days in Kal... Next 3-4 in Darjeeling 2 in Gangtok So, temme who-ever can, what's too see in Kolkatta, Darjeeling & Gangtok? Help me out here. P.S. Aren't guitars cheaper in Kolkatta???
kolkatta...........oooo i love going there in my summer hols...and going this yr too.......erm the new malls are ace like city centre...wen i went it had just opened but now that place must rock! of course activities of the night! i cant remember the precise locations but i was taken to all these roads where there are pani puri stands etc and going there in the evening is soo cool and sweet of course theres the historical side to kol........ this post is going to sound very dull so i shall now mush!
yeah guitars there are cheaper coz indian companies like givson and hobner are situated there.. not sure though enjoy your holiday!
hahaha.... great place kolkata... special eating pani puri on the streets!... well ye guitars are cheaper.... in kolkata go to clubs( rain dances they rock!) just enjoy and chill man... its a holiday!
yes thats right. pani-puri = mumbai and south india gol - guppa = same thing in north india/hindi belt in calcutta its called by neither of these 2 names though - its called "phuchka" and that i guess is due to the phuchk-ing sound that comes when the vendor breaks it to put the stuffing inside. @asmo... i'll be going to going to darjeeling and sikkim soon too - lets exchange notes. i want to see the lakes of sikkim.
Yeah... I know of bengali food man.. I;m a bengali... Thanks for the help... @ Jamhead = When's you leaving???
i say kolkatta is vera vera famos 4 da wone n wonly ::::: MISHTI DHUI.dont forget to have this .its a very yummy thing that tastes like a yoghurt and it is very famous in kokatta.have fun dude!!!!!!!!!
As a confirmed poll-o-phille i can only hope that the original poster/ thread starter will hold a poll - of the best Kolkata food - rosso-golla OR mishti doi OR phuchka OR sandesh OR jhal mudi OR kati roll (though samantha aka pamela dont yet know what it is!!) OR what-have-you do it Asmo !!
Ha... I dont like posting thread such... atleast now... And I already know of all these food-stuff.. likeI said, I'm a bengali... So, like, I know what to eat and savour there. Looking forward to Kosha Manhsho, Doi Chingdi... and Dhokar Dalna... mustard-oil cooked food... I like.. BTW, What's to see in Gangtok?
click on "thread tools" above this post... the drop down will have some options, one of which will be "add a poll" for gantok.... changu lake.... and the lake trip if u have time and enthu.. and the many tibetan monastaries in gantok... do a gantok google.
i am off to darjeeling on the 6th - i'll reach on the 7th. 3 days in darjeeling followed by 3 more in sikkim..... then to varanasi.... then andaman....
has anyone here been to darjeeling or sikkim ? can someone tell me please about a few must-see places and some not-polular-yet-fantastics spots?? i have 2 days b4 i leave .... pls hurry
frm siliguri u hav 2 go by a trekker (120/-) , or bus/ maruti van.. maruti wud cost u much more.. bus a lil less in sikkim... places 2 visit r.. 1. Tsangu lake (covrd wid snow most of da time) 2. Yumthang (valley of flowers) infact at this time probably it looks vry beautiful 3. thr r sum more like da suicide point, and some xxxxtak (don remember xxxx) lal market in gangtok.. gangtok is a nice city.. hav fun out thr.. thr r only 2 movie halls.. and da by 8-9 at night da streets get quite lonely, shops close down too.. dats enuf i guess.. 1 more advice.. ppl out thr don use thr brains.. they wud rathr kill u n thn think abt it.. so try not 2 get in a compromisin situation wid ny sikkimese guy..
do you knwo where is the bardhaman maharaja's house in darjeling? my hotel is near that. and if i get into a compro sit., then it would be with a sikiimian chick - (no matter how thick as a brick) how far is pelling village from gantok ?