Day 226 : Hitting the tourist spots

• Walked across the Maidan, the large central park in Kolkata. Although it’s beside a busy main road, there were loads of shepherds herding their livestock – mainly goats, but a few horses as well – and the odd game of football. A bit like the Bristol downs but with animals, loads of rubbish and in the middle of town.
• Looked around St Paul’s Cathedral, notable for the many fans hanging from the ceiling, and the Victoria Memorial, a grand gallery housing an exhibition on the history of the city and some paintings. Tourists were mainly Indian and we caught a few trying to take photos of us on the sly.
• Louise bought a new outfit from a street stall (cost £1.60) so she now has 2 combinations of Indian dress. Lots of amazing clothes available (for £20+) but not much point in spending too much!
• Dinner in Blue Sky Cafe – a curry house known as a travellers hangout (though we didn’t meet anybody). Bengalis eat a lot of meat but we’re going veggie while in India so paneer is featuring in a lot of our meals!