Not me, but my brother, the Routemeister himself, Dan...
Dan wanted a quiet Christmas, and was over in Bombay for a wedding following Christmas, so thought he'd pay a visit to Calcutta, having never been there, and also, not one to be unhappy missing Christmas celebrations. First of all, we've had a wee chat over a few ales since, but second, he doesn't take photographs. Now I really fancied the idea of writing a blog for India, so I've had to do internet research myself, not too easy, but not the hardest research. Anyway, Dan reported, despite not having too many Christians in Calcutta, nearly everyone was wearing silly Christmas hats; apparently, they like to find any excuse to party! On the 25th, though, Dan wandered Calcutta for about 11 hours before settling down for his Christmas 'dinner' at the bar in the Broadway Hotel, Ganesh Chandra Avenue, see above.
OK, not the most charming looking hotel from the outside, and having looked elsewhere, the bedrooms look pretty bog basic too, but it does seem to get good reviews, and, never having been to India, who am I to judge? The bar itself, and some other internal features, eg the stairways, are quite art deco in style, and Dan reported it being very friendly. Anyway, his 'Christmas Dinner' was a sandwich and a 650mls bottle of Kingfisher Extra Strong lager, which he enjoyed, saying it had much more flavour than the usual Kingfisher, and, at 8%, so it should, and at just 120 Rupees, or about £1.20 a bottle, a bargain!
Cheers Routemeister!
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