Monday, March 3, 2014

Mumbai! On the way home.

Our last stop this year was in Mumbai.  I usually spend as little time as needed there, but this year allocated a couple days more for Anne to get a sampling of the place, since her last visit was in 1995/96 when we travelled around with the boys for that winter.
The weather was excellent, lots of ocean breeze seemed to wash across the area we stayed in (at Bentley's Hotel, near the Colaba Causeway in the south of Mumbai, somewhat near the India Gate), and, other than my being sinus-sick for a couple of the days (a left-over from Udaipur?), we had a great time.  Without a doubt had some great food as well!
This is the last blog entry from this trip.  If there are any other good pics I would like to share they will be over at http://daveindia.blogspot.com

As usual, please click on the pics to embiggen and start the Google image viewer.

Mumbai is a real mix of the old Raj-period buildings and the new.
Now...what does this refer to?  Parking for Stephen Hawking?  An area to 'Hawk'?  The part of town for hawks to rest?  ....or a place to set up your 'informal' side of the street shop?

mmmmmmm.....paan......

mmmmmmm.....paan......

mmmmmmm.....paan......

MMMMMMMMM........Masala Dosa and Idli!!!!!......MMMMMMMM!!!!!!! (with fresh lemon sodas)

A bunch of stuff for sale in a sidewalk stall.

The painter on the side of the road.....Anne picked up one of his paintings.
Golgappa wallah!  If you REALLY need to insure you'll have a poop right away...eat a few of these.


A water cart.

Moving parcels through the traffic.


Selling jewelery on the side of the road at a public event.
Selling jewelery on the side of the road at a public event.


Selling jewelery on the side of the road at a public event.

Chewing gum and selling unlicensed stuff....on the side of the sidewalk.

Women weeding a garden at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya museum
(used to be known as the Prince of Wales museum).