A boat ride across Danish and French settlement on the Hooghly

It is the usually the British structures and settlements in Kolkata that draw a lot of tourists, but of late the other colonial settlements along the Hooghly upstream from Kolkata have emerged as the centre of attraction. The recently restored Danish tavern and other structures at Serampore and the French settlement at Chandannagore have been the subject of much curiosity. In an attempt to make these places more accessible West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) has started a European Settlement Boat Ride once every week.