Sanchita Bhattacharya, dancer

nMy career takes me all over the world. Now I’ve seen many places but the one place I know I’d never tire of visiting over and over again is Spain. What a beautiful and vibrant country! And though it’s wonderfully clean like any other European city, in some ways it resembles Calcutta a lot. I guess it has to do with the fact that the people over there are so warm and friendly. Moreover they love culture, are loud and shout out to each other.

I visited Spain in 1994. It was a working vacation since I performed at Toledo. I was there for a little over a week and managed to pack in trips to Barcelona, Oviedo and Malaga as well. While in Malaga, I picked up the famous Malaga red wine. Now I’m a non-drinker but the flavour of Malaga wine is something else! What I also loved about the country is its cuisine. Being a sea-food lover I was thrilled by the fact that they seem to put prawn and lobster in almost everything they make. One dish that I particularly enjoyed was Poijo, a sort of lobster biryani made with olive oil and herbs. Simply delicious! All in all, with the exception of home, give me Spain over any other place, any day!