# Kolkata

##### tags: `travel` `planning`

## Prep
- I liked [this podcast](https://www.hourofhistory.com/?s=kolkata
) talks about city's history.

## Logistics
- [Flights from BLR](https://www.google.com/flights?hl=en#flt=BLR.CCU.2020-01-10*CCU.BLR.2020-01-13;c:EUR;e:1;sd:1;t:f), considering India doesn't have roundtrip price rounding I might fly back to either DEL or BOM -- `@dbalan`

- [AirBnB](https://www.airbnb.de/s/Kolkata--West-Bengal/homes?refinement_paths%5B%5D=%2Fhomes&current_tab_id=home_tab&selected_tab_id=home_tab&source=mc_search_bar&search_type=unknown&screen_size=large&hide_dates_and_guests_filters=false&ne_lat=22.612194696050597&ne_lng=88.42150360121934&sw_lat=22.475212483209884&sw_lng=88.28074127211778&zoom=12&search_by_map=true&checkin=2020-01-10&checkout=2020-01-13&adults=4) -- Seems we can get a 3 beds, entire apt place for 4k INR.

Ideally we need to find a place in [Esplanade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esplanade,_Kolkata), its close to all the important things.

### Potential AirBnBs
Very few left in Esplanade

1. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/24783681?adults=4&check_in=2020-01-10&check_out=2020-01-13&source_impression_id=p3_1576118302_5Ay2%2F5mPCrvPp9iJ 275 EUR
2. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/30876246?adults=4&check_in=2020-01-10&check_out=2020-01-13&source_impression_id=p3_1576118646_3VC95F%2Fb7jY9HuKh&guests=1&cancellation_policy_id=51 159 EUR
3. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/27586908?adults=4&check_in=2020-01-10&check_out=2020-01-13&source_impression_id=p3_1576118727_dig1%2BrGd%2FqLskt1c 292 EUR

### Hotels
1. [Booking Listing](https://www.booking.com/searchresults.html?aid=304142&label=gen173nr-1FCAEoggI46AdIM1gEaDuIAQGYATG4ARnIAQ_YAQHoAQH4AQKIAgGoAgO4AqnVxu8FwAIB&sid=56f025e1c3eceed0594b87e9134ca62e&sb=1&src=hotel&src_elem=sb&error_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fin%2Fpark-victoria.html%3Faid%3D304142%3Blabel%3Dgen173nr-1FCAEoggI46AdIM1gEaDuIAQGYATG4ARnIAQ_YAQHoAQH4AQKIAgGoAgO4AqnVxu8FwAIB%3Bsid%3D56f025e1c3eceed0594b87e9134ca62e%3Batlas_src%3Dsr_iw_btn%3Bcheckin%3D2020-01-10%3Bcheckout%3D2020-01-13%3Bdest_id%3D-2092511%3Bdest_type%3Dcity%3Bdist%3D0%3Bgroup_adults%3D2%3Bgroup_children%3D0%3Bhighlighted_blocks%3D560947301_210616385_2_42_0%3Bno_rooms%3D1%3Broom1%3DA%252CA%3Bsb_price_type%3Dtotal%3Btype%3Dtotal%3Bucfs%3D1%26%3B&highlighted_hotels=5609473&hp_sbox=1&ss=Kolkata&is_ski_area=0&ssne=Kolkata&ssne_untouched=Kolkata&dest_id=-2092511&dest_type=city&checkin_year=2020&checkin_month=1&checkin_monthday=10&checkout_year=2020&checkout_month=1&checkout_monthday=13&group_adults=4&group_children=0&no_rooms=3&from_sf=1&track_hp_back_button=1#hotel_5092716-back) ~ 300 EUR

## Link dump

### What to do
- [If we had one day](https://www.google.com/destination/map/itineraries/contained?tcfs=EhMKCC9tLzBjdnc5EgdLb2xrYXRh&hl=en&gl=us&output=search&dest_mid=/m/0cvw9&itin_id=b65fc605_3bec14cb_65c44b26_3a845416_62e818a0&ictx=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvgdamroHmAhUFfSsKHVI1CX8QzYoBCDIoAA), a good list of things along the river. Easy to cover

### What to eat
- [10 places to eat, upmarket sounds touristy](https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/beyond-bengali-kolkata-s-best-food-and-restaurants/)
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