Shopping in Mumbai

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Wednesday, Feb 13

Today, we went shopping at Santa Cruz, a part of Mumbai that Yvette (a friend who's from here) recommended.

There was some trouble in the city last night, related to the MNS chief Raj Thackeray who seems to incite people to riot against citizens who have come from the North to work here in Mumbai. It's been going on for some while and people are leaving to return to their original home. Most of them are taxi drivers, some shop keepers. It settled down by morning and then started up again a bit this evening--after Thackeray was arrested and released (so his supporters had something to be concerned about).

We shopped till we dropped, ate a veggie panini type sandwich, and shopped some more. After a rest at the hotel, we went and changed some traveler's checks. Drove around, saw a bronze statue artisan's workshop, some other caves that no one's looking after and that construction will soon wreck.

We then went to Powai, another section of Mumbai. drove around the Lake and toured the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. After getting another view of this huge city from a hilltop in Powai, we went to our friend's flat for another wonderful dinner.

Have to pack up tomorrow and will head back to Kolkata. We're probably not going to have internet access tomorrow so will try and catch up on Friday. Happy Valentine's Day!!

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Photos

The Mall at Santa Cruz
We actually shopped IN shops more than at the stalls.

Sandwich shop
a very good but very BIG sandwich!

Buying garlic
Our friend, Isa, buying garlic

Shopping
so many colors!

Hindu Crematorium
The black chimney is from the "electric" crematorium section; the main section uses wood.

Bronze statuary
"factory"

Maha Kholi Caves
not being cared for; construction project will soon take them over. Not sure I've spelled the name correctly.

Powai Lake
The Renaissance Hotel is on the left and on the right is one of the hostels (dorms) of IIT.

Toddy
Tree climber--with his belt of knives to cut the fruit out of the tree and his ropes to use to shimmy on up.

Further up
in no time at all!

Hindu Temple
on the grounds of IIT.

Labyrinth
with me at the center.

Another view of Mumbai
at the Powai District. These are residential or office buildings, not hotels. This is the area where the Mumbai call centers are located. The companies provide busses for the operators to get to and from work.

Powai skyline
our friend lives in the building just behind the lamp post that's in the foreground.

Lassie
Pugley's gonna be jealous!!

Another great dinner
chicken, veggies, rice, salsa, all sorts of good things.

Isa's front door
Her husband really likes wood...

Comments

[Sanjay R]

Thats swastik sandwich shop near santacruz station. Brilliant sandwiches. Hope you had a good time in Bombay.

[anil solanki]

sue & mike, i hope u have chance to visit or at least call sudipta in kolkata. anil