Sunday, January 21, 2007
The nice things in Barrackpore (Part 1)
When I went to Barrackpore which in the heart of Bengal, I stayed in a gigantic jute mill over 230 years old ! Which is where I saw a 210 year old railway bridge with excellent quality of wood. So rusted was the machinery that it looked like it was going to fall off. I was very pleased..
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That was the jetty and not a bridge. The steamers tied up at the jetty and the bales of jute were loaded from the trollies, hence the rails.
When is part 2 coming up ? Waiting for it... Mummy
Much plizzed that the trip is remembered.
Unless this was a difrent trip?
Your 210-yr-old Onkel
It's great to know you see the value in old places and things. Not many kids would have liked going to a historical site. They'd rather be in a water park. I had a nephew, Nihal an ex- Campionite who lived at Barrackpur for some years and he loved the place. He would often tell me stories of the place.
And coincidentally when he went in for a scholarship to UWC they were so impressed at how much he knew about the place and he did get the scholarship.
I know you too are made for great things. Keep it up.
Donna
Me too... waiting for the part 2
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