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[28 Mar 2008 | One Comment | 18 views]

My fascination for the city Kolkata ended as soon as I found myself struck in an unusual Traffic jam to airport. A normal route of 30 min took me close to two hours. And for the first time in my life I missed the flight. Now that’s a bizarre feeling of helplessness. It took me another 30 mins to convince the duty manager that in all my good intention I never wanted to miss the flight. Fortunately I managed a  ticket in the first flight out which was next day …

Me , my family & life, Travel & living »

[28 Mar 2008 | No Comment | 10 views]

I clicked this on my way to Kolkata office. The city seems to be slow and peaceful and very different from the fast paced Delhi. I am here for two days and both have packed schedule of training and evaluating few options for Property show in Kolkata.
 
Let’s see if I can visit few places and if possible ride tram.
  
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Me , my family & life, Travel & living »

[20 Mar 2008 | One Comment | 15 views]

After a usual delay of 2 hours I took off to Kolkata (City of Joy).  By now you would have realized how much I hate air travel. This time I am traveling Jet Air, which is one of the finest airlines. Thanks to web check in facility, I managed a first row seat in economy class (Advantage to spread your legs and relax a bit).
 
So I felt like being from upper middle class where all the middle class cramped in their seats. And like all upper middle class …