Sunday, 11 January 2009

Back in Mumbai





We caught a plane back to Mumbai and this time stayed with family friends Harish Masa and Charu Masi, who made us feel very welcome.

We went exploring in Mumbai again, caught taxis to get around around and even got the train, which was an experience in itself. No "health & safety" here.... in fact..... no doors either!! If you want to get from one platform to another? Simple, just cross the track and hope you don't touch the live rail. They have even put steps down from the platform to the track to help you walk across the train lines - how thoughtful! On the train itself was a bit of a squeeze, but one experience we'll never forget.
We arrived at the Victoria Terminus, which is the grand building you see from the outside shot and the busy place you see in the other photo. This is THE Victoria Terminus, which was attacked by the terrorists, but as you can see is back to the normal hustle and bustle.
We couldn't really do another entry on Mumbai and not put in a photo of people playing cricket. People set up a match anywhere and everywhere. The chaps in this photo are playing in a park in the centre of Mumbai, but we saw matches going in any free space we passed in our taxi.

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