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Mumbai December 29th--arrival
December 28th Mumbai, India Here are some notes from the plane: In London/12-28/6:30 a.m. local Very unhappy but hopeful farewell with Liese in JFK. I liked it when I looked up and saw Liese waving next to the xray machine when I thought she had gone. It was nice to connect like that. They made us stay on the plane here at Heathrow while it …
Slumdogs and Millionaires
... Island inside. After 90 mins we arrived and walked up to the caves, it wasn't worth the $5 (locals pay 20 cent )we were charged to see the caves. They were shallow and some contained rock sculptures - not impressed! However the boat trip through Mumbai harbour was interesting.
Definately a city of contrasts with so many homeless sleeping on the streets in the shadows of fancy designer shops and hotels......
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Slumming it
... with a sore throat, went for french fries. I had a tasty veg biriyani, veg curry and roti. Unsurprisingly even the ketchup for the fries packed a bit of a spicy punch.
We wandered around some more swerving the pungent smell of rotting dogs (they were still alive), then back to the room to chill. It was well worth paying a bit over our backpackers budget for a room with A/C.
Dinner was had at the ...
Day 1
... We basically
have the freedom to make what we want out of the rotation.
She introduced us to the "Casualty" department, Outpatient
Department (OPD), and operating theater (OT). At first, we were apprehensive to
the sound of the casualty department, thinking we would be doing Pathology type
of work, however, it turns out that the Casualty area is actually their version
of a Fast-Track/mini-ER. ...
Maki and Jigar's wedding
... eine Schlange voller Gäste durch den Saal hoch zur Bühne. Dort stehen die beiden und schütteln bereits seit einer Weile sämtliche Hände und sprechen kurz mit den Gratulaten - ein Foto mit dem Brautpaar, der Nächste bitte. Wir reihen uns ein und warten. Ich bemerke, dass ich mir mal langsam überlegen sollte, was ich den beiden sagen soll, denn so wie es aussieht, werde ich da oben nicht mehr als 30 Sekunden bekommen.
Nach den Gratulationen nimmt uns Jigars Onkel mit in ...