Tupur Tapur

Water water everywhere! Welcome to Kolkata.. May 17th 2008 Me,Ma and Dad were on our way to Dad's theater road guest house and it was pouring in Kolkata.
It was so refreshingly beautiful. Sparkling Darkness all around.

We took a taxi from Howrah station. That night the Hoogly looked as if it would swell and flow over. There isn't a time when I haven't been fascinated by the river. The numerous steamers,ferries and boats bobbing around on the vast,still expanse of green-gray water.It was around 10pm at night and Kolkata was still on the move!. I just love the pace of the city. Brisk in the mornings, a slow slumber in the afternoon, and bustling in the nights.

This time I was a well equipped "photographer". My friends would tell you I am more suited to be in front of the lens than behind it! Anyway.. I had a Sony Cybershot W120i digicam and Sony Erickson W 580 Camera phone..grin! Before leaving Bangalore some of the avid photographer friends i know gave me some hurried technical lessons on handling a camera. By the time I arrived in Kolkata, I was all set to go Click,Click,Click! I took some "lovely" shots of the rain washing over the yellow taxis..of street lights glimmering away..of the park street flyover.. the blinking Howrah bridge..It was such a riot of sparkles and twinkles..the rain reflecting all of it..like some giant kaleidescope!
We reached the MECON guest house without any hassles and settled into a nice room with a splendid view of the huge TATA Steel building, the Kenilworth, AC market,Victoria Memorial,St.Pauls Cathedral..and the Hoogly Bridge.Kolkata boasts of a very majestic skyline! Dad's guesthouse was bang in the middle of all the action!! yoohoo.. with Ma and Dad around ,travel and stay are always Business Class :)