{"id":4072,"date":"2014-06-14T04:56:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T21:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/\/?p=4072"},"modified":"2019-05-10T20:02:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T20:02:05","slug":"kolkata-monsoon-holiday-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/kolkata-monsoon-holiday-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Do in Kolkata in Monsoon: Food & Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cAll can hear, but only the sensitive can understand\u201d<\/span> <\/strong>the song of the rain, according to the poet Kahlil Gibran. However, you don\u2019t need a very sensitive mind to enjoy a monsoon vacation in Kolkata City. A little love for rains, a little passion for wondering, an eye for beauty, a camera for photography and a few greedy taste buds for food will do wonder during your Kolkata travel in monsoon<\/strong>. Indian Eagle<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, apart from booking the cheapest flight to Kolkata, shares some interesting things to do in Kolkata during monsoon, which will make your make your monsoon trip to Kolkata a wonderful travel story.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n You might have seen the Victoria Memorial with sunrise or sunset in the backdrop. The soft rays of the morning and the evening sun blend with the white splendors of the monument to cast a spell over the eyes. Have you ever seen the beauty of this Kolkata attraction in rains? The Victoria Memorial in the shower of raindrops looks as attractive as a maiden draped in a white piece of cloth<\/strong>. Drenched in rains, the green cover fencing around the monument makes the sight too wonderful to be left unclicked.<\/p>\n ALSO CHECK<\/strong>\u00a0Monsoon Flower Markets of India<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Your monsoon story of Kolkata<\/span> will remain incomplete without a rainy day on the Hooghly River (another name of the Ganga in West Bengal). A boat ride across the river will be risky if it rains. Do watch the raindrops falling into the river<\/strong> and losing themselves while sitting on the ghat<\/strong> (bank) of the Dakshineswari Temple. Some boys swimming in the water near the submerged steps of the ghat make an interesting sight for photography. Isn’t it one of the most interesting Kolkata travel tips in monsoon?<\/p>\n READ MORE <\/strong>\u00a0Stories of Hand-Pulled Rickshaws<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Do in Kolkata what Bengalis do during the monsoon<\/strong>. Grab local snacks such as aloo chop, beguni, vegetable chop, fish cutlet, mochar chop, onion chop and fuluri with some perched rice and smoking hot tea to experience the typical monsoon food culture<\/a><\/span> of Bengal.<\/strong> Bengalis do not spend a single rainy evening without a plateful of jhalmuri mixed with aloo chop and flavored with mustard oil, no matter how urban and modern they are.<\/p>\n READ MORE <\/strong>\u00a0Things to Know about Kolkata Tram<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n