There's no other city in India that celebrates Christmas quite the way that Calcutta does. The Christmas cheer does not spare people of any religion - how else do you explain people from all religions walking up & down Park Street wearing Santa hats??!!
Park Street is another story in itself. It seems like the entire population of Calcutta has poured on to it. The street has been lit up since days. They apparently also had a Christmas Carnival that I missed. Flury's was packed to the gills with people queuing up outside the shop to have lunch there and buy Christmas cakes. Apparently, it's some kind of a Calcutta tradition to eat at Flury's on Christmas Day.
My day consisted of having lunch with my girl friends at my favourite Chinese restaurant in the city - Flavours of China - followed by plum cake at Flury's. And the weather is perfect - the winter chill accompanied by a bright, glowing sun. I am SO glad I spent Christmas in Cal rather than Sydney. There is something just very wrong about a summer Christmas.
Going by the rate I've been posting, I'm pretty sure I won't be posting again until after New Year's. So I hope you all had yourselves a Merry Christmas. Wish you a very Happy New Year and happy holidays :)
4 comments:
Merry Christmas. and you made the right choice. There are few things that can match Christmas in Cal and Christmas Lights at Park Street :-)
A summer Christmas!! I am still thinking about it :D
Merry Christmas and happy new year to you.
About the infrequent posting, there is something called new years resolutions ;)
Merry Christmas and a happy new year Scarlett!!!!
Maybe one year I will celebrate the festival with you in Cal!!!
Hope you had a great christmas! wish you too a very Happy New year! :)
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