Archive for October, 2011


Day 280

ROASTED CORN-ON-THE-COB IN KOLKATA near New Market.  It is not the same as corn-on-the-cob in the U.S. but has similarities.  I’m not sure it is sweet corn, and also it is great with some hot spices sprinkled on the ear.

Day 279

BIGGER THAN LIFE: PANTALOON ADS WITH LOCALS RELAXING in front oblivious as to what is behind them.

I was looking for a grocery store and it was located on a top floor of Pantaloons.

    

Day 278

BEFORE TRAVELING TO KOLKATA I LOOKED UP SOME “BIRDINGPALS” on their website.     I contacted Arka Sarkar of Calcutta and he mentioned that he planned to go to  Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary. You can see it’s website at:  http://www.kolkatabirds.com/ckbs.htm

I would like to thank Arka for the enjoyable morning with him and his birding friends.  The one birder was a Pathologist, and others were workers in the laboratory. Arka is an IT worker.   I decided not to wait till I had all the photos post processed and the birds identified to post.  Hopefully that will come in the near future.

ARKA SARKAR, Birdingpal in Kolkata

Day 277

KOLKATA HAS TRASH CANS IN FRONT OF STREET-SIDE EATERIES!  I should have turned the can to show that I had found a Diet Pepsi and enjoyed it.

Day 276

COBBLER’S TOOLS!  It looks like the cobbler is taking a break. I didn’t need my sandals repaired, but I took advantage of the photo-op.  It looks like I should have had more depth of field (DOF) to get the foreground in focus.

Day 275

SUBWAY RESTAURANT IN KOLKATA near New Market.  This is something we don’t have in Dhaka.  We definitely savored these subs several times while in Kolkata.  Alice like the veggie subs, and I liked the chicken subs, whether Teryaki, Tikka, or Tandoori!!

 

As seen from across the street.

Yes, always fresh!

Day 274

THIS GUARD WAS TOO LATE IN LETTING ME KNOW HE DIDN’T WANT A PHOTO TAKEN.  I really would have liked a scene where he was sitting relaxed in front of the ad, but so it goes.

Day 273

FELLOWS ENJOYING TOASTED SANDWICHES ON CORNER NEAR NEWMARKET, KOLKATA, INDIA.  I was many times tempted to buy one, but it was too close to the Subway and McDonald’s restaurants!

Day 272

HERE IS A TYPICAL SITE IN KOLKATA.  Hand drawn rickshaw and it’s human puller waiting for a passenger.