February 2009
3 posts
Goa
Landing in Goa after our goodbye to A.J. (1-hour flight), we made our way into the hot hot sun. Goa is something close to paradise if you love heat, relaxation, and Bob Marley. Patrick (our bed+breakfast owner’s son) picked us up in a car playing Casey Kasem top 20 list of American songs. It was refreshing to drive along beautiful beaches and hear The Killers et al.
Our bed and...
Kolkata
Our train arrived on time, which was refreshing. When we got off and went to the prepaid taxi booth, we were hassled pretty heavily by the drivers to go with them, which is usual. By this point, we had gotten used to it and ignored them, but we’d break every once in a while and start repeating “no!” at them. Kolkata is the intellectual capital of India, and it shows; a...
Darjeeling
We had an awesome night in the hotel in Siliguri, which featured a dinner fit for the elite, though one we could hardly characterize as Indian. A.J.’s dish was the most amazing one, featuring a sizzler (it sizzled loudly as it was brought out) of vegetables and paneer served in a cabbage. The sauce was amazing, and the vegetables rocked!
After breakfast, we took a jeep for a two-hour...