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Kolkata Best Bengal

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Kolkata, West Bengal

Last updated on: Thursday, May 25, 2006
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How long does it take to 'do' Kolkata? For the casual traveller hard pressed for time, a four-five day trip should work just fine. If you are planning on travelling further into Darjeeling and Kalimpong in North Bengal or some of the lesser known beaches down south, you should add another week to your travel plans. In the main city, there are many must-visit tourist attractions, like the Victoria Memorial, a monument dedicated to the eponymous English Queen. Along with the Howrah Bridge that connects the city to the railway station, the Victoria Memorial is the most overused public icon used to promote Kolkata. Surrounded by well-maintained gardens and water bodies, it houses a fabulous museum with paintings and artifacts dating back to the Mughal era. What doesn't figure in the tourist books is the fact that some of the remote nooks and crannies of the gardens surrounding this breathtaking building also serve as a lovers' den both before and after dark. And not many people know that the massive Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly River (which is a tributary of the Ganga), one of the finest examples of a cantilever bridge, doesn't have any nuts or bolts!
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By kolkataguy | Wed , Dec 24, 2008
Unfortunately this is a very wrong impression of Kolkata which you have conveyed. Personal impressions do not matter. But the facts should at least be correct. Saying Kolkata is not visited oftern is incorrect and adding that its difficult to get transport in Kolkata after 10 is crazy. When have you last been here?

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By poojaalld | Mon , Aug 06, 2007
It gives full desc..but my quest is still unanswered!

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By poojaalld | Mon , Aug 06, 2007
It gives full desc..but my quest is still unanswered!

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