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Last Updated 01/16/2006

Itinerary

From Home (Dec 26th, 2005)

  • Drive from Fenton to Ann Arbor's Amtrak station
  • Catch 8am train to Chicago's Union Station
  • Hop on the CTA train in Chicago headed out to O'Hare International Airport
  • Air India Flight to Mumbai via Frankfurt, Germany
  • Arrive in Mumbai (Bombay)
  • 4am taxi to Mumbai's Domestic airport
  • 9am flight out to Kolkata's Dum Dum Airport
  • Arrive in Kolkata (Calcutta)
    • Day 1:
      • Picked up at the airport by student from Jadavpur University
      • Check in to the University Guest House
      • Pleasure Tour 1 - Guided Tour of KolKata by three Jadavpur University students
    • Day 2:
      • Pleasure Tour 2 - Same group of students with a few new additions to the group
      • Conference Presentations

Returning Home (Jan 3rd, 2006)

  • Taxi back to Kolkata's Dum Dum Airport for 6pm flight to Mumbai
    • Flight delayed by two hours
  • Took free shuttle bus to the International Airport
    • Greeted by a crowd of people on the Haj
    • Waited in terminal for 8 hours for flight
  • Air India Flight to Chicago via Frankfurt
    • Flight delayed two hours in taking off
    • Layover in Germany exceeded the planned 2 hour layover
    • Arrived in Chicago about 1.25 hours late
    • Took 1.5 hours to get through Immigration, collect luggage, and proceed through Customs
  • Missed the Amtrak train home, so checked into the Hilton at O'Hare
    • Basked in American luxury
    • Enjoyed the hotel's athletic center (steam room, sauna, spa)
  • Caught CTA train to Union Station
    • Enjoyed American Hamburgers at McDonald's at Union Station
    • Purchased tissues, Halls lozenges, and snacks
  • Took Amtrak train from Chicago to Ann Arbor
  • Drove from Ann Arbor back home to Fenton

Our Advice / Lessons Learned

  • Advice for Travelers to India
  • General Advice for International Travelers
  • I refer to a tour book that we used during our trip. The book mentioned and quoted on this site is Fodor's - India

Itinerary | Bombay (Day1) | Bombay (Day 2) | Calcutta (Day 1) | Calcutta (Day 2) | Coming home | Advice