Namaste,
The day started early, with everyone waking up at 5 to attend 6am mass in the Mother house, although for some of us (Emma, Orla, Jessica, Caroline and Emma) woke up in a panic to a knock at the door at 5:20, the time we were meant to leave at, and managed to get dressed and out in the very impressive time of 3 minutes!. After attending this mass we had the chance to visit Mother Teresa's tomb, the gift shop and to have a look around the mother house. When we came home some people went back to bed others went out to the yard with the kids.
At 1:30 we set of on an adventure, with Mr. Jim, around the city using every mode of transport possible. We started by taking the metro to the centre, from there we walked to the dock where we got a ferry to the Howrah Train Station beside the Howrah Bridge. This is the largest train station in East India where many street people take refuge. We walked through it with Mr. Jim who stopped to check on a few people of whom he was concerned about. We then walked along the bridge and got great views of the flower market below it. From there we got the bus which was very packed and sweaty. After that we had the very anticipated ride in the Tuk Tuks which lived up to their expectation, they were really fast and our favourite mode of transport by far! Sadly we had to get the bus again. Next we took the tram which was about as fast as it would be to walk but it was comfortable. We went into the 5 star luxury hotel in the city centre, we were all amazed by the beauty of it and the fact that it had an outdoor pool. It really put into perspective the drastic difference between the poor and the wealthy in this country. From here we got back on the metro and went home.
We were all exhausted and absolutely starving, our hearts sunk when we saw dinner was rice and curry yet again although it is always delicious. To our absolute delight we were allowed to order Dominos. After a long wait it finally arrived and we just finished eating it.We are all very happy and extremely full!
The day started early, with everyone waking up at 5 to attend 6am mass in the Mother house, although for some of us (Emma, Orla, Jessica, Caroline and Emma) woke up in a panic to a knock at the door at 5:20, the time we were meant to leave at, and managed to get dressed and out in the very impressive time of 3 minutes!. After attending this mass we had the chance to visit Mother Teresa's tomb, the gift shop and to have a look around the mother house. When we came home some people went back to bed others went out to the yard with the kids.
At 1:30 we set of on an adventure, with Mr. Jim, around the city using every mode of transport possible. We started by taking the metro to the centre, from there we walked to the dock where we got a ferry to the Howrah Train Station beside the Howrah Bridge. This is the largest train station in East India where many street people take refuge. We walked through it with Mr. Jim who stopped to check on a few people of whom he was concerned about. We then walked along the bridge and got great views of the flower market below it. From there we got the bus which was very packed and sweaty. After that we had the very anticipated ride in the Tuk Tuks which lived up to their expectation, they were really fast and our favourite mode of transport by far! Sadly we had to get the bus again. Next we took the tram which was about as fast as it would be to walk but it was comfortable. We went into the 5 star luxury hotel in the city centre, we were all amazed by the beauty of it and the fact that it had an outdoor pool. It really put into perspective the drastic difference between the poor and the wealthy in this country. From here we got back on the metro and went home.
We were all exhausted and absolutely starving, our hearts sunk when we saw dinner was rice and curry yet again although it is always delicious. To our absolute delight we were allowed to order Dominos. After a long wait it finally arrived and we just finished eating it.We are all very happy and extremely full!
Hallo from a very windy and bitterly cold Ireland, and thank you again for the wonderful accounts and photos of your exciting days. It is great to see you all navigating your way around Kolkata with its exotic aspects and huge contrasts. How blessed you all are to experience the different cultures and rich religious traditions of this amazing country. I hope the coming days in school will be just as rewarding as before, and know you will continue to bring all your wonderful gifts and talents to your work with the children. Have you performed the ‘cup song’ yet? Keep well, warm wishes, Mrs Moiselle.
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