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We are ok)))) Don't worry)))) I didn't write my blog cause I came down with the flu since Wednesday till Sunday. Then Igor was ill. So we all were ill, first was Bruce, he had fever of 40 degrees... But now we all ok))

All these days I didn't go to work, just slept and ate. If with me and Igor everything was obvious that we had a flu, but what was wrong with Bruce we don't know. He had very high temperature for whole week, several doctors came to him, check him, even took blood test, but all results showed that everything was ok)))) so we was told that probably he had such temperature (tropical fever) because of season changes - rains season is ending now. who knows))) but we should be always aware of that fact that we are in India)))) and that we have to be very careful with our health.

On Russian:

Y nas vse horosho, ne perezhivaite. Vse eto vremya ya ne pisala, tak kak ya bolela grippom. Potom Igor zabolel, no mi ego bistro vilechili)))) Voobwe vse mi boleli. Pervim iz nas zabolel Bruce, y nego bila temperatura 40. No seichas y vseh nas vse horosho.)))

Vse dni, kogda ya bolela, ya bila doma, tolko spala i ela, nichego ne proishodilo, Igor vse vremya bil so mnoy, yhazhival. Esli so mnoy i Igorem vse bilo ponyatno, y nas bil gripp, to, chto bilo s Brusom ne ponyatno, y nego derzhalas visokaya temperatura, nichego ne pomogalo. Tak i ne ponyatno, chto eto bilo, dazhe analizy krovi nichego ne pokazali... Nam skazali, chto mozhet bit y nego bila tropichestaya lihoradka iz-za smeni sezonov, takoe bivaet. Kto znaet.. Prosto mi ne dolzhni zabivat, chto mi v Indii, bit vdvoine ostorozhnimi i berech sebya, nashe zdorovie.

Eden garden

Link in youtube.com - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncphbzEWURw

I've decided to write on Russian too))))

I decided to write my blog on two languages, cause our relatives are our main readers, for them it is difficult to follow the news from my blog)))) Of course they try to translate my post in Russian, but still it is difficult to understand)))) For example my mother usually just looks my pictures)))) And my younger sister translates my posts for my mother )))) heheh For everyone I decided to make it convenient, I will make my blog on two languages soon....

Я решила писать блог также на русском языке так как наши родные являютcя самыми преданными читателями моего блога)))) И конечно они пытаютcя переводить мои сообщения c английского языка. но часто просто не понимают смысл. моя мама просто смотрит картинки))))) а моя сестренка ей переводит)))) хехехе для удобства я сделаю так, что мой блог будет на двух языках.

Kali temple, Eden garden, government places

On Sunday we decided to visit as many as possible places, but we didn't make plan like previous Sunday))) We just enjoyed the beauties of the city))) We visited some Temples, parks and very cool and clean district near the metro station Esplanade - there are New Market also, but in the other direction there are a lot of government buildings and there are of course very beautiful and clean)))

Most of all we liked Kali Temple, it was so unusual for us, there were a lot of people because of it was Sunday, holiday for everyone. Everything were very colorful, a lot of flowers, women in different saris... it is difficult to describe)))

When we entered the Temple, we met one man, we introduced himself like priest and was very kind to us, told us about traditions and showed most important places. There are only one place where it is possible to take photos, near the holy place - it looks like swimming pool, near the swimming pool there are a statue of Vishnu and all people come there praying, swimming. We were given flowers and put them to the statue.

After we were offered to give some money for charity...))) and of course they expected from us amount of money starting with 1000 Rs, but we told them that we didn't have so many and gave them 100 Rs. It is also because of before us there were Russian guy Sergey and he gave for charity 2500 Rs. hehhe))) but it is doesn't matter how much you will give for poor people, right?)))

There were so many poor people, it was difficult to observe... (( But for these poor people in the Temple they prepare vegetable and non-vegetable food. Everyday they kill in the Temple 25 goats and prepare dishes for poor people... And I asked why someone eat meat, someone dont, this man told me that the lower people (from the lower casts) eat meat and they (priests, for example) eat only vegetables and rice... It is strange all there selection on different casts and lower people, higher people, I can't it understand... Is it so that everyone is equal before God??!! may be I will understand the sense of it all later???!!! will see...

After we went to see the surroundings, had a lunch.
Then we visited park - Eden Garden. There are also next to this park the most important place - Stadium for cricket - Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders. It is the largest cricket stadium in India considering seating capacity.

So I can't stop wondering how beautiful and different Kolkata is, how many cultural and very traditional places here!!!))))

Now I understand why Kolkata has been nicknamed City of Palaces. This comes from the numerous palatial mansions built all over the city.

During the British colonial era from 1700–1912, when Kolkata was the capital of British India, Kolkata witnessed a spate of frenzied construction activity of buildings largely influenced by the conscious intermingling of Gothic, Baroque, Roman, Oriental and Islamic schools of design. Unlike many north Indian cities, whose construction stresses minimalism, the layout of much of the architectural variety in Kolkata owes its origins to European styles and tastes imported by the British and, to a much lesser extent, the Portuguese and French.

The buildings were designed and inspired by the tastes of the English gentleman around and the aspiring Bengali Babu (literally, a nouveau riche Bengali who aspired to cultivation of English etiquette, manners and custom, as such practices were favourable to monetary gains from the British).

Today, many of these structures are in various stages of decay. Some of the major buildings of this period are well maintained and several buildings have been declared as heritage structures. Conservation efforts are patchy and are often affected by problems of litigation, tenant troubles, ownership disputes, old tenancy laws and a lack of funds.

I am happy that we are exactly in Kolkata.

How want to know more - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_of_interest_in_Kolkata#Bridges_of_Kolkata

Some photos from Sunday

Eden garden

Tropical beauty






It is all in the park


























Kolkata's high court
One palace near

Kolkata's high court

A lot such buildings)))
Palaces
cool trees)))
Having a lunch

Try all the tastes
Rice, potatoes, bitter, sweet, spicy tastes
yami)))
to refresh after a lunch

Huge palms)))
Orthodox church - Greek actually



Indian typical tree
In one of such shops I bought sandals for 100 RS. (approximate 2 $, 60 RUB)
It is like they make juices in the street))) This guy asked me to take a photo of him)))
Most popular transport - otto-rickshaw (actually moto) and buses
Typical bus

The same vegetables like in Russia, even more


The market in one street)))
I like this photo, it is so colorful))) special for Vitaliy Grigorievich)))
contrasts as usual)))



paint, women use for legs before going to Temple, names are Sindur, Dalta

Sheep
Another temple next to Kali Temple

Kali temple
flowers and rice
Surrounding Kali temple
Kali temple
Holy water
Near the Vishnu
Near the holy water
Incite Kali Temple
Kali Temple

Women going to the Temple
Market near Kali temple

Green street

This house reminded me houses in Greece)))) I like it so much)))

Somewhere on the street)))
It is everywhere)))) usual to see))))
Velo-rickshaws
Near our trainee house
My new clothes, first time in such huge trousers)))) very comfortable and not hot))))

Caw next to our trainee house