Our Indian Adventure - Day 9

A fairwell to Bombay. From everything that people told me about it before my visit, I was sure I would not like it. Not really sure why though, it is dirty, smelly, busy and chaotic.

Most of my photos aren't of very good quality as they were taken while riding in the car through the monsoon rain.

Marine Drive and Chowpatty Beach, the high end area of town. Hence very clean.

Blue tarp everywhere. A good way to cope with the monsoon rain, it seems.

Even these guys living at the top of a fancier apartment building  decided to decorate their balcony with a blue sheet of plastic. 

 

But nowhere will you see more blue than in the slums of Bombay. This one is right next to the runway of the domestic airport.

And then there's the billion dollar "mansion" which they say the owner is not even living in as an astrologer forecasted great room for the family if the stayed there. Not sure if that story is true though...

That's Bombay in a nutshell; a stark contrast between high and low.

Our Indian Adventure - Day 8

Our Bombay trip has been a food feast, to say the least. After several years' absence my husband is now shoving down all his favourite Bombay specialities; pau bhaji,pani puris, faluda, dahi puris... The list goes on. We will both be leaving India looking a bit "healthier" than when we arrived :) The little miss is surprising us every day by being equally adventurous in her taste for food!

Saw this on the restaurant menu today. Not sure what its all about, but maybe people would be willing to pay for fresh air in a polluted city like Bombay?! 250 rupees only (approx 3 euros).

Our Indian Adventure - Day 7

Our second day exploring Bombay. It's great to have friends who are locals, that say you get to see and experience places that might otherwise pass you by. Like the restaurant where we had dinner tonight. Their decor was definitely 99% shabby and maybe one percent chic, but the food was out of this world!

Very modest wall "treatment" at Bademiyan (meaning Big Brother).

Our Indian Adventure - Day 6

Go fancy or go home, is what my husband must have been thinking when booking the hotel for our Bombay stay.

The service and the facilities are impeccable! But the highlight of the day was to meet all my husband's friends and relatives here in Bombay. They were delighted to meet my husband after such a long time, but the star of the show was our little girl, as per usual. We are blessed to have so many warm, kind and generous people in our lives.