Goodbye Dehli. Hello Calcutta

An early 6am start for a flight to Calcutta
On the way to the airport in Dehli ,I spotted a Mark's and Spencer....
The usual culprits of Macdonalds KFC and Costa are evident
I was hoping that the airport WiFi might facilitate uploading my penguins app information but no !..
We seemed to do a similar tour of the airport as on arrival, past all the discarded ramps and other equipment
Calcutta is noticeably poor There is a different vibe but the people are lovely . The young guy who met me at the airport was sooo lovely really informative and would like to be a tour guide....I told him he'd be excellent
Arriving at my hotel which is right in the centre ,I felt particularly guilty that i can stay here when on the same street children are begging,as are other people.
I've been allocated an upgraded room....which though it looks nice has a concerning musty smell..? Damp somewhere...?
There were no activities planned for this afternoon.Id spoken briefly with the tour operator who advised that there wasn't a guide available this afternoon. There was a short sharp thunderstorm whilst I was in my room which I didn't like
After a while and a tea with cake I ventured out into the streets.
Ive not really done this on my own....I realised I was very much the only white face in the place, but it was ok...all my years in Rusholme meant I wasn't uncomfortable.
What was tricky was negotiating the crazy traffic and the people begging.I was wary of getting lost so didn't go far ,just to both ends of the street my hotel is on ,and to the next corner.
On my return I was hungry.I
called in the restaurant but didn't want anything on the menu
Attempting to get thr room.service menu was a problem. Its apparently on the TV on a QR code but neither myself or 2staff could sort it ...They just thought I wanted the TV on which was a language barrier thing .
Eventually room service sent up a paper copy.
I do feel today could have been more productive 😌
Photos area from.today and some left over from Dehli yesterday.Read more