I joined up with a new GAP group in Calcutta on Sunday. We are a small group, only 5 plus guide. This is a relatively new GAP tour, and our guide was part of the group that planned it and put it together - India Coastal Adventure - Kolkata to Goa.
Monday was our first day together, and we immeadiately were doing things I wanted to do, but was unable to figure out - i.e., riding on local buses - fun!!!!
We visited the Calcutta Flower Market, an excellent example of beauty if you look for it here. We went across the huge Howrah bridge by bus, then walked back with the throngs carrying loads on their heads you would not believe. Oh yes, there were also 6 car lanes on the bridge, so traffic was about 10 across!
We also went to a Hindu temple on the south side of the city, shopped for blankets for the train, and paid a wonderful visit to Mother Teresa's Orphanage. We talked to a few of the sisters, met lots of real cute kids, and had a look at what the orphanage was doing for work. Like the one in Swaziland, it was deeply moving.
That evening, we were off on the overnight train to Puri, further south down the Indian east coast.
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