Aditi International Hotel Mumbai (Bombay)

... un taxi pour aller a Arambol Beach. Ce sont deux anglais, Holly et Damian, qui font un tour du monde pour 18 mois au moins, un peu comme moi, et qui commencent seulement aussi. Cool on va surement se recroiser a travers le monde.
Arrives a Arambol, tout est ferme, sauf un hotel avec de la trance a fond, decidons d'aller voir sur le toit et la une dizaine d'israeliens defonces et en trance, nous disent que l'hotel est plein.
Resignes a dormir dehors jusqu'a ...

... at the entrance near the old archway, another is in the leopards cage. The rare Amherstia Nobilis Saraca Asoka Lignum Vitae Brownea coccinea Colvilles Glory - colvillea racemosa Various species of rare White Cassia Nealii; Pink and Peach Cassias as well ...

... holes in the front glass. We took a photo of cool painting hanging in the cafe. We also drank a pitcher of beer (see pic of the pitcher). We finished the day by going to Oval Maiden park to watch some recreational criket matches. It was a long exhausting day. Luckily we acclimated to the heat by spending time on the coast of Subsaharan Africa. Mumbai is nothing compared to that heat.

... the hoops and for the next couple of hours had lovely relaxing time. we decided we might as well try checking in again, and as we stood in the line my heart suddenly sunk to my feet. where were our sleeping bags?? we had made the classic travellers mistake of utterly forgetting our newly acquired luggage item - our 2 new sleeping bags (purchased the night before) carefully sealed in a blue plastic bag that i'd labelled with my name and address that morning. panic ...

... Aman in Mahim. Now I feel so comfortable in this city full of life and with quite nice places (not the traffic jam in rush hour, hehe). What I did, basically: breakfast with Eva in Leopold, the famous café which was again full of people and with its usual movement after the attacks. But the bullet holes on the wall remain as a bitter souvenir of that night (what a strange feeling to see them and remember how lucky we were!). Shopping gifts and cheap things for us, a visit ...

... of tables. It is, also like the Meatpacking, not a cheap joint. Prani and I got ourselves into a nice buzz waiting for the rest of the crew to show up and then the party began at about 11p when my friend Nicky and her crew all arrived and the deep house DJ got the party started. With the birthday cake the club brought out, the mad vodka shots, the great music/dancing and the great company, it was another fantastic birthday celebration that saw me sweaty, tired ...

... and then climb everest. Other than that, Holi - festival of colours- is celebrated this weekend (21st,22nd..) celebrations include people in streets throwing coloured powder and water, so we're looking at being in an area which joins in with that, generally up North. This journal thing sends out announcements everytime I write an entry, if you want to be on the email then just ask and I'll add you. Think thats all for now.

... Roy picked me up and with some friends we went to his restaurant for a fancy dinner splashed with red wine. From there the ladies headed home and we were off to Roy's club where I gave my taste buds the refreshing reintroduction to Kingfisher, one of my favorite beers. The night wound on, beers were enjoyed, music blasted Hindi hits and American songs mixed into Hindi dance tunes. Indians rocked the dance floor. Though perked up by a few beers, I was still ...

... world wide apple pie search. We slowly made our way back to the hotel, sat on the balcony reading - the sun is shining a breeze is blowing - not a care in the world - Its fantastic! We went and sat on the wall on Marine Drive to watch the sun go down and then walked up to CHOWPATTY BEACH. Had a wonder round there for a bit and then walked down to go and get dinner. We went to GAYLORDS (is there only me that finds this funny) LP recommended it so we thought we would ...

... seeing the pictures of especially Dida in his young days. Even more so was it funny to see Kakabhai as a young man, and Abbhaimama, Kiritmama, Poupemasi, Nikhilmama still in their teens, while MV and Ilamasi were in their early twenties. Á__ _ __ÁEven more impressed, though, I was about the hence following pictures of Bapuji in 1975 to 1978 during his trip to Port of Spain and Washington and Halifax. Many a happy and chearful face I saw in ...