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While in Kolkata Carmen and I stayed at the fancy Swissotel with the infinity pool on the roof, as you can see in the blurry photo above.  Carmen and I visited Bhutan, stayed the one night in Kolkata, then flew to Port Blair in the Andaman islands. We stayed at Barefoot Scuba in thatched roofed huts facing the beach. 

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We spent most of our time on the beach or exploring the island on a moped. We also did a lot of snorkeling. With all the relaxing, I managed to squeeze in an ayurvedic massage and a yoga class.

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 We met Rajan the elephant who swims!  

 Given that Carmen and I had just come from phallus obsessed Bhutan we could find all sorts of interesting protrusions in the jungle.  

And so many hermit crabs!

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In Kolkata I did a quick day tour and visited the Jain temple.

And the ghat on the Ganges where they burn the bodies of deceased family members.

Next stop, a tiny alley in the old part of town to see where they make all of these statues.