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Journey is always more exciting than the destination

I love traveling, the wanderlust in me is always hankering to see new places, meet new people...sometimes it is the journey that I look forward to it more than the  destination. Many times I travel alone, I just enjoy the solitude sometimes, it is a nice break from the routine life. If I am travelling with a group of people who have the same kind of lookout towards travelling, the journey becomes even more exciting I guess. The conversations, food, music, and so much more... Wow! Writing about journeys is making me want to journey again! I am sharing one of my travels; actually it is just the journey that was quite memorable and packed with a whole lot of uncertainty. So here goes- My brother in law, who is with the armed forces, was posted in Bhutan. In one of their journeys from Kolkata to Bhutan, we (me, my younger sister and our cousin sister who is a lot older than us but lovesto travel) we decided to accompany my eldest sister, her husband, and our two year ol...

Kolkata (Calcutta) Photos, The Kolkata I absolutely love!

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 Kolkata Skyline (from Race Course)  I am sharing some random pictures of Kolkata that I had taken some time back. Kolkata, which is over three hundred years old, is home to some very old and beautiful heritage buildings. Kolkata has several places of interest, tourists have a lot of  places that they can visit. Some of the most famous tourist attractions in Kolkata are Victoria Memorial, Howrah bridge, Marble Palace,Race Course,Raj Bhavan, Indian Museum, Botanical gardens, Dakhineshwar, Kalighat and many more. Even though this city of joy is one of the most populous cities in India, it still has restored some of its old world charm, and remains the cultural hub for Eastern India. Green Kolkata Kolkata Old and new Howrah Bridge Kolkata Race Course Victoria Memorial Kolkata Princep Ghat Kolkata