Hey, I am sitting in the I-Way internet cafe about 4 blocks from my current hotel. I've been in the downtown area of Kolkata for the last few hours. I've managed to check into my hotel, find a really killin meal of Rajastani food (more details to follow on that) and just walk around a little bit. I'm feeling quite comfortable here. Its easy to get around in english, although I look forward to getting more familiar with the social graces and customs. My hotel is what you might expect for the cheap price I paid, but I have my own bathroom and I wiped everything with some lysol just for fun.
I'm going to try to buy a set of my own sheets tonight (no offence to ye olde Hotel VIP Intercontinental but from what I've learned recently about hotels even in wealthy countries makes me want to be a little more thorough).
Lunch was at the Teej Restaurant. I had a platter of Rajastani sauces, grains and curries. They also brought me a buttermilk drink that I wish I could have had more than a tiny sip. I ate -with only my right hand of course- by tearing off a piece of flat fried bread with crushed lentils inside. The best part of it was two cooked flour dishes that I was told to mix together and then dip in dahl. A little sweet and at the same time dahlish. Mmmm...
Tonight I'm going to see a performance by Samar Saha, tabla guru to my friend Raphael who I was fortunate to get to hang out with on the way here since we had the same flight from Dubai to Kolkata.
I'm still working on arranging a harmonium teacher. More on that in future posts.
Take care y'all I hope to talk to you soon,
Andrew
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Glad you made it! How is the time change treating you?
And good call on getting your own bedding. heh.
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