Well here I am, happy and safe in the mad city of Mumbai.
The flight was very long and couldn't sleep at all, when we got out of the plane we were welcomed by the smell of India...pollution, spice, sweat, drains..mmm
As soon as we left the airport men started taking our rucksacks to our taxi and then started asking for tips and not leaving us alone so we quickly got into the taxi and drove off. The drive from the airport was strange, we were both speechless as we just looked out of the window, shanty after shanty after shanty, cars driving wherever they want, the continuous sound of beeps for no reason, it was a bit of a culture shock.
Our hotel is nice, a bit crumbly and the Indians idea of air conditiong is just a noisy fan that seems to blow all the hot heat around.
We decided to do some exploring and went to Colaba. People trying to make us buy things, children patting us on the back and then following us and asking for money then crying when we couldn't give them any, althought today a little boy just came up to us and literally took the coconut out of Jessie's hand and happily walked away. We were evn asked to be in a Bollywood film..
There's just so much to see here, so much colour but it is a bit daunting. Crossing the roads takes us about half an hour because cars just don't stop, Indian men like to stare at us alot, there are dogs raoming free all over the place.
Today we went to see Adi who is Jessies uncles old friend, we had a very nice meal with all of his work people and we sat on a table with a group of beautiful young girls who new more about London than we did, we had a delicious curry which was so spicy but I was so hungry I didn't even think about the burning sensation in my mouth.
We are off to Goa tomorrow at 6.45 in the morning and it's a 12 hour journey past the Western Ghats, I'm excited!
I've just had my first shower...which involved one small bucket and some cold water...lovely...
Love to everyone.
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