Kolkata

Kolkata mein aapko sabse pehle jo cheez mahsus hoti hai vah hai shor. Keval horn aur rickshaw ki ghantiyan hi nahin, balki coffee house mein rajneetik bahas, Hooghly nadi ke kinare sham ko mandiron ki ghantiyon ki aawaz, aur sadak kinare ke thelon par sarson ke tel ke garam kadhai mein talne ki awaaz bhi. Yah ek aisa shahar hai jo bolta hai, bahas karta hai, aur aapko ek saath khilata hai, aur yah teeno kaam asadharan utsah ke saath karta hai.

Ek samay British India ki rajdhani raha Kolkata, apne itihas ko khule aam dikhata hai. Shahi Victorian imaraten tuti hui art-deco chehron ke saath kandhe se kandha milakar khadi hain, peele Ambassador taxi ab bhi metro trainon ke saath sadakon par chalte hain, aur hath se kheenche jaane wale rickshaw modern metro trainon ke saath sadakon ko saajha karte hain. Yah virodhabhason ka shahar hai jo kisi tarah se gahre roop se akarshak ban jata hai. Kolkata aapko prabhavit karne ki koshish nahin karta. Yah bas vahi hai jo yah hai, aur vah imaandari uska sabse bada akarshan hai.

Kolkata ek vishesh prakar ke yatri ke liye upyukt hai. Yadi aap swachchh paryatan suvidhaen chahte hain, to yah aapka shahar nahin hai. Lekin yadi aap sham ko ek sadak vikreta se puchka (Kolkata ka pani puri ka shreshth sanskaran) khana chahte hain, College Street par anmol pustakon ko dekhna chahte hain, Rabindra Sangeet ka karyakram dekhna chahte hain, aur chai par ek ajnabi ke saath darshanik vartalap karna chahte hain, to Kolkata aapko Asia mein sabse yadgar anubhavon mein se ek pradan karega.

Abhivinyas aur Mohalle

Kolkata Hooghly nadi ke poorvi kinare par phaila hua hai, jismein paryatan gatividhi ka adhikansh hissa ek lagbhag uttar-dakshin corridor mein kendrit hai. Shahar bada aur phaila hua hai, lekin jin ilakon mein aap samay bitayenge ve apekshakrit roop se acche se jude hue hain.

Kendriya Kolkata (BBD Bagh aur Aas-paas)

Shahar ka purana shahi dil, BBD Bagh (pehle Dalhousie Square) Writers' Building, GPO, aur St. John's Church ka ghar hai. Yah ilaka vastukala walk aur aitihasik anveshan ke liye sarvottam hai, halanki yah kaam ke ghanton ke baad khali ho jata hai. Nazdeeki Esplanade ek bhidbhad wala parivahan kendra aur kharidari kshetra hai.

Park Street aur Chowringhee

Yah Kolkata ka sabse paryatan-anukool corridor hai. Park Street रेस्टोरेंट, बार, और औपनिवेशिक-युग के क्लबों से सजी है, जबकि Chowringhee Road Maidan, ek vishal urban green space, ke kinare chalti hai. Indian Museum aur Victoria Memorial dono yahan hain. Yadi aap bhojan, raat ke jeevan, aur darshaniya sthalon tak aasan pahunch chahte hain to is ilake mein thehren.

College Street aur Uttar Kolkata

Shahar ka bauddhik aatma. College Street mein duniya ka sabse bada second-hand pustak bazaar hai, aur yahan ka Indian Coffee House ek shatabdi se adhik samay se pratyek pramukh Bengali bauddhik vyakti ka ghar raha hai. Uttar Kolkata mein aapko Kumartuli, kumharon ka mohalla, aur shahar ke kuchh sabse purane haveliyon aur mandiron bhi milenge. Yah ilaka vatavarniya hai lekin kathor hai.

Dakshin Kolkata

Adhik avasi aur upscale, Dakshin Kolkata ke Ballygunge, Gariahat, aur Kalighat jaise mohalle utkrisht Bengali रेस्टोरेंट, prasiddh Kalighat Mandir, aur shant gati pradan karte hain. Southern Avenue aur Lakes ke aas-paas ka ilaka walk ke liye sukhad hai. Budget yatriyon ko Sudder Street ke aas-paas achhe hostel milenge, jo Park Street ke adhik nazdeek hai.

Howrah

Takniki roop se nadi ke paar aur ek alag shahar, Howrah prasiddh Howrah Bridge aur Howrah Junction, Bharat ke sabse vyast railway stationon mein se ek ka ghar hai. Yahan ka Botanical Garden dekhne layak hai, lekin adhikansh yatri is taraf nahin thehrenge.

Yatra ka Sarvottam Samay

Kolkata mein ek ushnkatibandhiy nam aur sukha jalvayu hai jismein kathor garmiyan, ek lamba mansoon, aur ek shandaar thanda mausam hota hai. Apni yatra ka sahi samay chunna aapke anubhav mein mahatvapurna badlav lata hai.

October se December tak ka samay sarvottam hai. Durga Puja, jo aam taur par October mein hoti hai, Kolkata ka nirdharak tyohar hai aur poore shahar ko hazaron themed pandalon (asthai sanrachnaon) ke saath ek open-air art gallery mein badal deta hai. Yadi aap iske liye apni yatra ka samay nirdharit kar sakte hain, to avashya karen. Shahar bijli ki tarah chamakta hai, aur Bharat mein is jaisa kuch bhi nahin hai. January aur February bhi utkrisht hain, jismein sukhad taapman aur January ke ant ya February ki shuruaat mein Kolkata Pustak Mela lagta hai.

April aur May se bachen jab tak ki aap atyadhik garmi ko acche se sahan nahin kar sakte. Mansoon (June se September) vatavarniya akash lata hai aur kam paryatak aate hain, lekin sadakon par aksar baadh aa jati hai aur ghoomna-phirna kathin ho jata hai.

Pahunchna aur Aas-paas Ghumna

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) kendriya Kolkata se lagbhag 17 kilometer door hai. Airport se Park Street ya Sudder Street tak prepaid taxi ka kiraya lagbhag $6-8 hai, jabki app-aadhaarit ride (Ola aur Uber dono acche se kaam karte hain) lagbhag $4-6 mein mil jaati hain. Airport par naye line par seedha metro connection hai, halanki aapke manzil ke aadhar par ismein transfer ki avashyakta ho sakti hai.

Kolkata metro Bharat ka sabse purana hai, aur jabki mool uttar-dakshin line purani ho rahi hai, yah swachchh, sasta (ticket lagbhag $0.10-0.25 ka hai), aur lambi doori tay karne ke liye prabhavi hai. Nayi lineen iska vistar kar rahi hain. Busen atyadhik sasti hain lekin bhidbhad wali aur pehli baar aane wale yatriyon ke liye uljhan bhari hain. Prasiddh peele taxi har jagah hain aur meter ka istemal karte hain, halanki kabhi-kabhi driveron ko ise chalane ke liye manana padta hai. Kendriya Kolkata ke andar yatraon mein aam taur par $1-3 lagte hain. Ola aur Uber vishvasniya hain aur aksar taxi se saste hain.

Kolkata duniya ke antim shaharon mein se ek hai jahan ab bhi hath se kheenche jaane wale rickshaw chalte hain, mukhy roop se shahar ke purane uttar bhagon mein. Aap heritage tram network par bhi yatra kar sakte hain, jo 1870 ke dashak se chal raha hai. Yah bahut dhimi hai lekin atyadhik vatavarniya hai. Kshetra mein parivahan ke adhik vistar se vikalpon aur raston ke liye, GoAsia.cc par sampoorn guide uplabdh hain.

Chalane ki suvidha mohalle ke hisab se bahut alag hoti hai. Park Street aur Maidan kshetra chalne ke liye sukhad hain. Uttar Kolkata ki sankari galiyan paidal ghoomne ke liye sarvottam hain lekin traffic aur bheed ke saath dhairya ki avashyakta hoti hai. Shahar samtal hai, jo madad karta hai, lekin kharab footpath aur traffic lambi walk ko thakane wala bana dete hain.

Pramukh Darshaniya Sthal aur Anubhav

Avashya Dekhen

Victoria Memorial: Yah safed sangemarmar ki smarak Kolkata ki sabse adhik tasveeren kheenchne wali jagah hai, jo sundar bagichon mein sthit ek shahi Mughal-shaili ki imarat hai. Iske andar ka sangrahalay Calcutta aur British Raj ke itihas ko chitrakala, hastalikhit granthon, aur vastunishth vastuon ke prabhavshali sangrah ke saath prastut karta hai. Bheed aur garmi se bachne ke liye subah jaldi jaen. Videshi yatriyon ke liye pravesh lagbhag $7 hai. 2-3 ghante ka samay dein.

Howrah Bridge: Hooghly nadi par bana cantilever pul roj lagbhag 100,000 vahanon aur anekon padayatriyon ko le jata hai. Subah sawere jab neeche phoolon ka bazaar (Mallick Ghat) poori tarah se chalu ho, tab is par chalen. Sham ko Princep Ghat se pul ki taraf dekhne ka nazara adbhut hota hai. Mukt aur hamesha pahunchne yogya.

Kumartuli (Kumharon ka Mohalla): Uttar Kolkata ki sankari galiyon mein, karigar saal bhar Durga Puja aur anya tyoharon ke liye hazaron mitti ki murtiyan banate hain. In karigaron ko kaam karte dekhna mesmerizing hai, aur galiyon mein rakhi adhoori deviyan adbhut tasveeren kheenchti hain. Durga Puja se pehle ke mahinon mein yahan sabse adhik gatividhi hoti hai. Ghumna mukt hai, lekin sammanpurvak rahen aur karigaron ki tasveer lene se pehle poochhen.

College Street aur Indian Coffee House: Duniya ka sabse bada second-hand pustak bazaar kai blockon tak phaila hua hai, jahan stall anmol Bengali sahitya se lekar nakli paperback tak sab kuch bechte hain. Nazdeek ki ek imarat mein upar sthit Indian Coffee House bauddhik Kolkata ka ek jivit sangrahalay hai. Ek coffee (lagbhag $0.50) order karen aur vatavaran ka anand len. Ek poora subah ka samay dein.

Kalighat Mandir: 51 Shakti Peethon mein se ek, Devi Kali ko samarpit yah mandir Kolkata ki pehchan ka kendra hai. Yah bhidbhad wala, tivra, aur kamzor dil walon ke liye nahin hai. Bahar ke dalal ek fee ke liye aapko andar le jane ki koshish karenge. Aapko unki avashyakta nahin hai. Joote utaren, qatar ka palan karen, aur kimti cheezon ko surakshit rakhen. Mukt pravesh, halanki daan ki apeksha ki jati hai. Subah jaldi jaen.

Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity: AJC Bose Road par sthit Mother House vah jagah hai jahan Mother Teresa rehti thin aur kaam karti thin. Unki qabr yahan hai, ek chhote sangrahalay ke saath. Yah aapke dharm ki parwah kiye bina ek shant, bhavuk anubhav hai. Mukt pravesh, guruvar ko chhodkar lagbhag har subah aur dopahar ko khula rehta hai.

Chhupe Hue Ratna

Marble Palace: Uttar Kolkata mein ek ajib aur adbhut niji haveli jo European chitrakala, aaine, moortiyon, aur ek chhote zoo se bhari hui hai. Aapko West Bengal Tourism office se ek mukt permit ki avashyakta hai (ek din pehle prapt karen), jo bheed ko kam rakhta hai. Kolkata ke sabse adbhut anubhavon mein se ek.

South Park Street Cemetery: Banyan pedon se bhari hui tuti hui Gothic qabron wala ek bhuthiya roop se sundar upaniveshik-yug ka kabristan. Yah duniya ke sabse purane gair-church kabristanon mein se ek hai aur ek alag yug mein kadam rakhne jaisa mahsus hota hai. Mukt pravesh, subah ki roshni mein dekhne ke liye sarvottam.

Jorasanko Thakurbari (Tagore House): Rabindranath Tagore ka paitrik ghar, ab ek sangrahalay aur Rabindra Bharati University ka hissa hai. Lal haveli sundar hai, aur Tagore ke jeevan aur Bengal Renaissance par pradarshani utkrisht hain. Videshiyon ke liye pravesh lagbhag $2 hai.

Ati-Pracharit Darshaniya Sthal

Science City: Ek pramukh akarshan ke roop mein vipanan kiya gaya, yah purana hai aur mukhy roop se school samoohon ke liye hai. Isse tab tak bachen jab tak ki aap bachchon ke saath yatra nahin kar rahe hain jinhe mandiron aur itihas se break ki avashyakta hai.

Nicco Park: Kolkata ka amusement park antarrashtriya manakon ke hisab se nirashajanak hai. Ride purani hain, aur pravesh shulk (lagbhag $5-7) vayask yatriyon ke liye mulya-yogya nahin hai.

Eco Park (New Town): Shahar ke bahari ilake mein ek vishal park jiske liye kafi yatra samay ki avashyakta hoti hai. Yah sukhad hai lekin samanya hai aur yatra ke liye mulya-yogya nahin hai jab Maidan, Victoria Memorial gardens, aur Botanical Garden adhik charitra ke saath behtar hari jagah pradan karte hain.

Bhojan aur Peena

Kolkata ka khane ka drishya shahar mein aane ka ek sabse bada karan hai. Bengali bhojan parishkrit, jatil, aur tazgi ka junooni hai. Machhli, sarson, aur chawal teenon pavitra hain, lekin shahar ki street food sanskriti poore Bharat aur usse pare se prabhavit hai.

Vishesh Vyanjan

Kahan Khana Khayen

Street Food: Kolkata ka street food adbhut hai aur aam taur par surakshit hai yadi aap vyast thelon ko chunte hain jahan tezi se bikri hoti hai. New Market aur Dacres Lane ke aas-paas ka ilaka rolls, chowmein, aur puchka ke liye utkrisht hai. Tiretti Bazaar, purane Chinatown mein, subah jaldi Chinese nashta thele (momos, soup, aur noodles) hain jo shahar ke kam hote ja rahe Chinese samuday dwara chalaye jate hain. Subah 8 baje se pehle jaen.

Bengali Restaurants: Paramparik Bengali thali (chawal, dal, machhli, sabziyan, aur mithaiyon wala ek multi-course bhojan) ke liye, Dakshin Kolkata jaen. Gariahat aur Ballygunge ke nazdeek kai prasiddh restaurant $3-6 prati vyakti mein utkrisht bhojan pradan karte hain. Dopahar ke bhojan mein lambi qataron wale sthanon ko khojen.

Park Street: Shahar ka pramukh bhojan aur raat ke jeevan ki patti mein shahi-yug ke restauranton se lekar aadhunik cafes tak sab kuch hai. Yahan $5-15 prati vyakti mein pey padarthon ke saath acche bhojan ki apeksha karen. Yahan kai prasiddh pratishthan 20vi sadi ke madhya se Continental aur Indian bhojan pradan kar rahe hain.

Zakaria Street: Nakhoda Masjid ke nazdeek Kolkata ka Muslim mohalla biryani, kebabs, aur Mughlai bhojan ke liye jagah hai. Yahan ki biryani mein aloo ka istemal hota hai (Kolkata ka ek khaas vyanjan jise Hyderabad aur Lucknow ke shuddhtavadi log majak udate hain, lekin sthaniya log iski kasam khate hain). Ek plate ki keemat lagbhag $1-2 hai.

Kolkata mein budget bhojan atyadhik sasta hai. Ek bharpoor street food bhojan $0.50-1.50 mein milta hai. Ek baithkar Bengali bhojan $2-5 mein hota hai. Madhyam-shreni ke restaurant $5-12 lete hain. Upscale dining, jismein kuchh utkrisht aadhunik Bengali restaurant shamil hain, prati vyakti $15-30 ka kharcha aata hai.

Kahan Thehren

Budget (Prati ratri $20 se kam)

Sudder Street, Chowringhee Road se thoda hatkar, dashakon se Kolkata ka backpacker hub raha hai. Aapko $5-8 prati ratri mein dorm bed ke liye, ya $12-18 mein niji kamre ke liye buniyadi guest house aur hostel milenge. Yah ilaka kendriya hai, Maidan aur Park Street tak paidal jane yogya hai, aur yahan bahut sare saste bhojanalay hain. Gunvatta mein bahut antar hai, isliye naveentam samikshaen dekhen. Kshetra mein kai naye hostel purane guest houseon ki tulna mein bahut behtar sthiti pradan karte hain.

Madhyam Shreni ($20-60 prati ratri)

Park Street aur aas-paas ke ilake mein $25-50 prati ratri mein air conditioning, Wi-Fi, aur achhi seva wale acche madhyam-shreni ke hotel hain. Kendriya Kolkata mein kuchh heritage sampattiyaan converted colonial imaraton mein vatavarniya kamre pradan karti hain. Dakshin Kolkata mein Gariahat aur Ballygunge ke aas-paas shant vikalp hain jahan achhe restaurant hain.

Upscale ($60-200+ prati ratri)

Kolkata mein kai shahi heritage hotel hain, jinmein upaniveshik yug ke sampattiyaan shamil hain jismein vistrit sidhiyan, kal-parichit furniture, aur purane zamane ki seva hai. Yahan $80-200 prati ratri ka kharcha aata hai. Aadhunik five-star chain bhi maujood hain, visheshkar Park Street aur EM Bypass ilake mein, jo $60-100 prati ratri se shuru hote hain. Ek advitiya anubhav ke liye, converted rajbaris (purane aristocrat haveliyan) dekhen jo ab boutique stay ke roop mein kaam karti hain.

Vyavaharik Sujhav

Suraksha: Kolkata aam taur par Bharat ke adhik surakshit bade shaharon mein se ek hai. Paryatakon ke khilaf hinsak apradh kam hain. Halanki, chhoti chori aur jeb katna New Market, Howrah Station, aur tyoharon ke dauran bhidbhad wale ilakon mein hota hai. Bheed mein apne phone aur wallet ko surakshit rakhen.

• Aam dhokhadhadi: Kalighat Mandir aur Sudder Street ke aas-paas ke dalal jo bina mange guide seva pradan karte hain. Airport par taxi driveron ka meter ka istemal karne se inkar karna (iske bajay prepaid ya app-aadhaarit ride ka upyog karen). New Market ke nazdeek dukanein jo aapko ek vishesh mulya dene ka dava karti hain jo vastav mein badha hua hota hai.
• Mahila yatri: Kolkata ko kuchh anya Bhartiya shaharon ki tulna mein mahilaon ke liye apekshakrit surakshit mana jata hai, lekin samanya savdhaniyan lagu hoti hain. Raat mein sunsan ilakon se bachen, aur andhere ke baad random taxi pakadne ke bajay ride-hailing app ka upyog karen.

Paisa: Kolkata mein ab bhi cash ka raj hai, visheshkar street food, rickshaw, aur chhoti dukano ke liye. ATM adhik hain. UPI (Bharat ka digital payment system) restauranton aur dukano mein vyapak roop se sweekar kiya jata hai yadi aapke paas Bhartiya bank khata hai. Antarrashtriya credit card hotelon aur bade restauranton mein kaam karte hain lekin chhoti dukano mein nahin. Tipping anivarya nahin hai lekin sarahniya hai. Restauranton mein lagbhag 10% aam hai. Taxi kiraye ko gol karen.

SIM Card aur Internet: Airport par ya kisi pramanit store se local SIM card prapt karen. Jio aur Airtel mahilaon ke liye lagbhag $3-5 mein adhik data wale tourist plan pradan karte hain. Prakriya mein aapke passport aur ek photo ki avashyakta hoti hai. Mukt Wi-Fi vishvasniya nahin hai. Nakshon aur ride-hailing ke liye mobile data avashyak hai.

Bhasha: Bengali mukhya bhasha hai, aur Hindi ko vyapak roop se samjha jata hai. Hotelon, paryatan sthalon, aur shikshit sthaniyon dwara Angrezi boli jati hai, lekin sadak vikreta, rickshaw puller, aur taxi driveron ki Angrezi seemit ho sakti hai. Kuchh Bengali shabd (dhonnobad dhanyavad ke liye, koto dam kitne ke liye) sikhna bahut madad karta hai aur sthaniyon ko khush karta hai.

• Mandiron aur gharon mein pravesh karne se pehle joote utaren.
• Khane aur logon ko cheezein dene ke liye apne dahine haath ka upyog karen.
• Logon ki anumati ke bina tasveer na len, visheshkar dharmik sthalon aur Kumartuli mein.
• Mandiron mein namra kapde pahnen. Kandhon aur ghutnon ko dhanken.
• Kolkata bandhon (rajnitik hadtal) ke dauran band ho jata hai. Yadi aap pradarshan dekhte hain to sthaniya khabron ki jaanch karen, aur yadi bandh ka ailan kiya jata hai to apne hotel mein thehren.

Din bhar ki Yatraen

Sundarbans

Bengal tigers ka ghar, duniya ka sabse bada mangrove van, Kolkata se lagbhag 100 kilometer dakshin mein hai. Din bhar ki yatraen sambhav hain lekin jaldi mein hoti hain. Ek ratri yatra (2 din/1 ratri) sthaniya tour operatoron ke madhyam se lagbhag $40-80 prati vyakti mein bahut behtar hai. Aap crocodile, hiran, aur pakshi jeevan dekhne ke liye mangrove naharon mein ek boat lete hain. Bagh dekhna kam aam hai lekin sambhav hai. Kisi dalal se nahin, balki kisi vishvasniya operator se book karen.

Shantiniketan

Rabindranath Tagore ka vishvavidyalaya shahar Kolkata se lagbhag 160 kilometer northwest mein hai, jahan train se lagbhag 2.5-3 ghante mein pahuncha ja sakta hai. Visva-Bharati University campus sundar hai, aur saptahik Sonajhuri Shanivar bazaar (haat) hastashilp ke liye utkrisht hai. Yadi aap jaldi train lete hain to din bhar ki yatra sambhav hai, lekin ek ratri rukne se aap shant gati ka anand le sakte hain. Yadi sambhav ho to December mein Poush Mela tyohar ke liye apni yatra ka samay nirdharit karen.

Bishnupur

Malla rajaon dwara nirmit terracotta mandiron ke liye prasiddh, Bishnupur Kolkata se lagbhag 150 kilometer pashchim mein hai. Jikredar tarike se utkirn mandir Bharat mein advitiya hain aur yatra ke yogya hain. Train se lagbhag 3-4 ghante mein pahuncha ja sakta hai. Din bhar ki lambi yatra theek hai, lekin ratri rukna adhik aaramdayak hai. Pramukh mandiron mein pravesh ke liye ek nammatra shulk lagta hai.

Diamond Harbour

Dakshin mein lagbhag 50 kilometer door ek shant vikalp, jahan Hooghly nadi bahut phail jati hai. Yah nadi ke nazaron aur seafood restauranton ke saath ek sukhad aadhe din ka bhavan hai, jahan local train se lagbhag ek ghante mein pahuncha ja sakta hai. Zaroori nahin hai, lekin yadi aapke paas atirikt samay hai aur nadi ke samudra se milne ka sthan dekhna chahte hain to yah ek achha vishram hai.

Chandannagar

Ek purana French colony lagbhag 35 kilometer uttar mein, jahan local train se ek ghante se kam samay mein pahuncha ja sakta hai. Nadi kinare ka promenade (Strand) aur purane French prashasanik bhavan mein chhote sangrahalay akarshak hain. Yah ek chhota akarshan hai lekin nazdeek Bandel mein Hooghly Imambara ki yatra ke saath achha lagta hai. Itihas premiyon ke liye sarvottam.

Namuna 3-Divesya Yatra Karyakram

Diwas 1: Upniveshik Kolkata aur Nadi

Subah: Bheed se bachne ke liye khulte hi Victoria Memorial se shuru karen. Sangrahalay aur bagichon mein 2 ghante bitayen. Maidan ko paar karke St. Paul's Cathedral tak jaen, phir Writers' Building, GPO, aur aas-paas ki upniveshik vastukala dekhne ke liye BBD Bagh ki taraf badhen.

Dopahar: Esplanade ke nazdeek ek paramparik restaurant mein bhojan karen. Phir Howrah Bridge ke nazdeek Mallick Ghat phool bazaar ki taraf paidal jaen. Howrah Bridge ko paidal paar karen, bhidbhad aur nazaron ka anand len. Hooghly ke paar ferry se vapas aayen (lagbhag $0.10).

Sham: Bhojan ke liye Park Street ki taraf jaen. Sadak kinare ek stall se kathi roll ka swad len, phir ek restaurant ya rooftop bar mein baith jayen. Yadi yah abhi bhi khula hai to South Park Street Cemetery mein ghoomne jaen, ya ise kisi aur din ke liye bacha len.

Diwas 2: Uttar Kolkata - Sanskriti aur Aatma

Subah: College Street jaane ke liye metro len. Pustak bazaar mein ghoomne jaen, phir Indian Coffee House mein coffee piyein. Murti banane walon ko kaam karte dekhne ke liye Kumartuli jaen (kam se kam ek ghante ghoomne ka samay dein).

Dopahar: Jorasanko Thakurbari (Tagore House) jaen. Yadi aapne permit ka prabandh kiya hai, to nazdeek Marble Palace jaen. Uttar Kolkata ke kisi bhojanalay mein bhojan karen - luchi (tali hui roti) alur dom (masaledar aloo ki sabzi) ke saath try karen.

Sham: Nakhoda Masjid ke nazdeek Zakaria Street mein biryani aur kebabs ke liye jaen. Sham ko yah ilaka vatavarniya hota hai. Yadi koi tram aapki taraf ja rahi ho to anubhav ke liye us par yatra kar ke din ka ant karen.

Diwas 3: Dakshin Kolkata aur Gahri Khoj

Subah: Sabse adhik bheed se bachne ke liye subah jaldi Kalighat Mandir jaen. Aas-paas ke mohalle mein ghoomne jaen, jahan utkrisht puchka vikreta aur chhoti mithai ki dukanein hain. Paramparik Bengali lok kala ke liye nazdeek Kalighat painting stalls jaen.

Dopahar: Mother Teresa ke qabr aur sangrahalay ko dekhne ke liye Mother House jaen. Phir kharidari (vastra, saadiyan, hastashilp) ke liye Gariahat ilake mein ghoomne jaen aur ek achha Bengali thali bhojan karen.

Sham: Yadi samay milta hai, to Hooghly nadi aur raat mein chamakti Howrah Bridge ke nazaron ke liye sham ko Princep Ghat jaen. Dakshin Kolkata mein ek aadhunik Bengali restaurant mein bhojan kar ke din ka ant karen, jahan chingri malai curry (nariyal ki malai mein jhinga) jaise vyanjan try karen aur mishti doi ke saath samapt karen.

Bajat Vithika

Kolkata Asia ke sabse saste bade shaharon mein se ek hai yatriyon ke liye. Budget yatri $15-20 prati din mein adbhut bhojan karte hue aur pramukh darshaniya sthal dekhte hue bahut acche se rah sakte hain. Madhyam-shreni ke yatri $50-70 prati din mein kafi aaram ka anand lete hain. Aaram ke star par bhi, Kolkata Mumbai ya Delhi jaise anya Bhartiya metro shaharon ki tulna mein utkrisht mulya pradan karta hai.