Kolkata

Kolkata the former capital of British India with its suburb population of 14 million (3rd most populous area in India) surprised us very positively. It's not without reason nicknamed the "City of Joy" and regarded as the "cultural capital". As far as our illness and diarrhea (Judit even had to go to a hospital) let us go, we enjoyed its wide streets and an efficient public tansport including beautiful classic taxis and ferries on the Hooghly River.
But again poor and rich lies next to each other. We learned about Mother Theresas life in the awe-inspiring Mother house. Here many nuns and volunteers still do small things with great love to help thousands of suffering people every day.

To all the groundhoppers:
On our last day together in India we finally made it to watch a live football match (sadly it wasn't cricket season). In India's largest stadium by seating capacity (Salt Lake Stadium, currently 85.000, before 2011 - 150.000 seats!) we saw ATK Atlético de Kalkota loosing 3:1 against Chennaiyin FC. The stadium wasn't full but the locals created an unique atmosphere. Again we could see how different the behaviour of Indians sometimes can be :)Read more