We started off our day with a well needed sleep-in before we set off on our tour around the city. We were delighted when Therese announced that we would be having a private bus, fully equipped with air conditioning. A tour guide joined us on the bus and told us in detail about the different sights and buildings we were seeing out of the bus windows. We got the opportunity to see a side to the city we had not seen before and were fascinated by the organisation of the street markets. Our excitement soon escalated once we saw a shopping mall with signs for Gucci and Armani.
Our first stop was to a Jain temple. We were given a few minutes to explore the grounds of the temple (which consisted of beautiful gardens and statues) before we ventured inside. Upon entering the temple we were all in shock by the alien form of architecture. Every wall was constructed out of coloured shards of glass and mirror. It was beautiful to look at and the mirrors were almost entrancing. We had to take our shoes off entering the temple which we were not used to but we followed our tour guides instructions. On our way out of the temple we made sure that some quick retail therapy was done in the gift shop.
The next stop was to an old house belonging to the late Rabindranath Tagore who was awarded with a Nobel prize for poetry. The building was made of red brick and the gardens were beautifully decorated with flowers. We next travelled to where the Mulick Bahadur family lived. This is the richest family in India. We were all amazed when we were told that the family had a zoo in their garden.
After our trip to the house we went to an authentic Indian restaurant where we dined like kings on the best food of the trip so far. After being here for 7 days, we finally had our first portion of Naan bread.
Our last three stops were to St. Paul's Cathedral , The Victoria Memorial and the river Hugli . A vast amount of photographs were taken at the Victoria Memorial, surprisingly the majority of them were not taken by us but by our many Indian fans who whipped out their cameras and asked to take photos with us at any chance they got. The last stop was the river Hugli where we took a stroll along the banks with the Howrah Bridge in foggy sight due to the heavy smog of the city. Until our walk along the banks of this river we hadn't seen a single public bin, however, we quickly realised that the river was their bin. People come to this river to pray, worship, clean and collect drinking water, the sight of this was a bit of a culture shock.
We really enjoyed our day and learned a lot about the city from a tourist point of view. Tomorrow we are back to work in The Mother House and orphanage.
Best wishes your loving daughters/friends xx
Our first stop was to a Jain temple. We were given a few minutes to explore the grounds of the temple (which consisted of beautiful gardens and statues) before we ventured inside. Upon entering the temple we were all in shock by the alien form of architecture. Every wall was constructed out of coloured shards of glass and mirror. It was beautiful to look at and the mirrors were almost entrancing. We had to take our shoes off entering the temple which we were not used to but we followed our tour guides instructions. On our way out of the temple we made sure that some quick retail therapy was done in the gift shop.
The next stop was to an old house belonging to the late Rabindranath Tagore who was awarded with a Nobel prize for poetry. The building was made of red brick and the gardens were beautifully decorated with flowers. We next travelled to where the Mulick Bahadur family lived. This is the richest family in India. We were all amazed when we were told that the family had a zoo in their garden.
After our trip to the house we went to an authentic Indian restaurant where we dined like kings on the best food of the trip so far. After being here for 7 days, we finally had our first portion of Naan bread.
Our last three stops were to St. Paul's Cathedral , The Victoria Memorial and the river Hugli . A vast amount of photographs were taken at the Victoria Memorial, surprisingly the majority of them were not taken by us but by our many Indian fans who whipped out their cameras and asked to take photos with us at any chance they got. The last stop was the river Hugli where we took a stroll along the banks with the Howrah Bridge in foggy sight due to the heavy smog of the city. Until our walk along the banks of this river we hadn't seen a single public bin, however, we quickly realised that the river was their bin. People come to this river to pray, worship, clean and collect drinking water, the sight of this was a bit of a culture shock.
We really enjoyed our day and learned a lot about the city from a tourist point of view. Tomorrow we are back to work in The Mother House and orphanage.
Best wishes your loving daughters/friends xx
Seems like you are having fun. I love reading the blog.
ReplyDeleteSarah G
Very interesting day today!delighted you all enjoyed it.Love reading your blog ,look forward to reading your news everyday.Jackie.xxx Would love a souvenir from Mother house!Hint Hint Katie.xx
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