Monday, December 13, 2010

Picnic spot in Kolkata



If you are looking to have a great time on your Office Picnic then you should definately take your group to this beautifully landscaped garden.Its just 1.5 hours from Kolkata in a place called Jagatballavpur in Howrah.
I went there with my Office colleagues and their family last December in 2009 and had a wonderful time amidst the exotic Orchids, Palms, Fruit trees and Colorful seasonal flower beds.The place was discovered by my boss and owned by Mr.Barman 9830346682.The pictures around my blog are from the garden to give an idea of how beautiful the place is.
The Garden has a Ram mandir in the property , a Thatched Gazebo and a very cute Bunglow with Bright Orange flower hanging from the roof. The property also have ponds and a tree top retreat on a Mango tree 10ft above the ground. We spent some time on the tree top  "macha"enjoying he beauty of the garden and the cool breeze.The garden is dotted with seats everywhere and even around the pond where we sat and played cards.
We played cricket in the lawn and then sat down under the well decorated gazebo while our kids were enjoying themselves on the swings. The women had a good time as well shopping for flowering plants at very low prices in the property itself as the garden ia a Plant Nursery as well.
A room and one clean bathroom was given to us inside the bunglow as well but who wants to spend time indoors when there is so much to see and do in this garden. This place is a Plant lovers dream as you can find all kind of trees including Cashew nut, Mango, Oranges,Cinamon,Black pepper, Teak, Shal. The exotic Orchids were truely stunning, have never seen such huge and colourful Orchids. The kids could not get away from the colourful flower beds of Petunia and Pansies.
I look forward to visit the garden with my family sometime next year and have a blast with all family members eating and playing together in this beautiful setting.