Hello everyone, we hope you're all well. Yesterday as promised we took to the streets of Kolkata to take in a few sights.
Most Indian tradespeople don't have massive shops. They fit their work into small spaces usually at the bottom of buildings...
We visited two amazingly ornate Jain temples known locally as the White and the Red temples. These structures are incredibly complicated and feature wonderful designs inspired by the past...
You are supposed to make three trips around the temple's shrine to complete your prayers...
Many Indians use the barber at the side of the road in a morning, a shave costs around 10 rupees (equivalent to 14 pence)
Then we went to look at St. Paul's cathedral the most striking feature are the ceiling fans inside which keep everyone cool...
Last stop was at the Victoria Memorial a treasure trove of ancient Indian history charting the rise and fall of the British Empire...
We did have time for a bit of fun... fun fair rides cost about the same as a shave!
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