So much has happened over this last week that I'll never be able to write it all down so I'll just give you a rough outline of what I've been up to. I had a fantastic time in Bombay! As soon as I stepped off the train I loved it. Unlike most Indian cities, which tend to be just a polluted urban sprawl, Bombay has character! Indeed with its red double deckers and colonial architecture I almost felt like I was in London! I spent a few days there and in that time I had a look at the ruins on Elephanta island, saw the amazing dhobi wallahs (washer men) at work, went to see Shar Rukh Kan's new film Veer-Zaara (the best bollywood film I've ever seen!), was proposed to on Chowpatty beach(!!!!), and became
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