Bubenishwar – Just a stop on the train ride from Puri to Calcutta

Not every day can be packed with travel adventures, and such as the train journey from Puri to Calcutta. There was just enough time for a half-day sightseeing in Bubenishwar before switching trains though.

Half-day in Bubenishwar

12/01/04

Checked out of the Hotel Derby in Puri, and got a bicycle rickshaw back to the station.

Talked to the SS (station supervisor) who was very helpful, and he told me my seat number and what time the train was due to leave.

On the train, I got talking to a German couple who had been travelling for a month.

When I got to Bubenishwar, I dumped my bag in the cloakroom, and got a bicycle rickshaw to the centre. Bought a couple of things off the market, had lunch, and walked around a couple of temples.

It was starting to get hot after lunch, so I returned to the station and waited in the shade for my next train which was back to Calcutta.

Life in Indian train stations

The cross section of life on the Indian railways is amazing.

You have the stray dogs which nobody seems to like, the homeless who use the facilities of the station, such as the water to drink or wash in. the coolies carry improbably large loads balanced on their heads, and the bicycle rickshaw drivers are wiry in physique.

Then there are the platform vendors, the toilet attendants, and sweepers who ineffectually move the dust around with their broomsticks.

Read more about my India train travel adventure

This is a directory to the blog posts in this series.

1. First day in India
2. Second day in Delhi
3. Sightseeing around Delhi
4. First Indian train journey
5. Calcutta
6. Sightseeing in Calcutta
7. Puri
8. Day trip to Konark
9. Bubenishwar
10. Calcutta again
11. Into Darjeeling
12. Darjeeling day 2
13. Darjeeling day 3
14. Train journey from Darjeeling to Varanassi
15. Boat ride on the Ganges
16. Another night on a train
17. Journey to Khajorho
18. Khajorho
19. Amritsar
20. Taj Mahal
21. Waiting at the station
22. Quiet day
23. Jodhpur
24. Jaisalmer
25. Camel Safari
26. Problem day
27. Jaisalmer Festival
28. To Ranthambore
29. Tigerless safari day 1
30. Tigerless safari day 2
31. Another day, another railway station
32. On to Mumbai
33. Mumbai
34. Aurangabad
35. Ajanta
36. Ellora Caves – Day 1
37. Ellora Caves – Day 2
38. Hyderabad
39. Chill out day
40. The end of the India trip