There is no better way - in my eyes - to get to know a place than to take a long walk around. So, I have been riding in with Ambar to work, then walking home (about a 6-7 km walk). Half of my walk is along the seaside on Marine Drive where there are many apartment buildings constructed in the Art Deco style. Evidently, Mumbai is second only to Miami, Florida in Art Deco architecture. Or, so i have heard.
At 8 am, Marine Drive is fairly quiet because the cars and their honking horns are not in full force yet. However, it is well-populated with walkers, runners, many meditators (or ones who meditate), romantic young couples, stray dogs as well as some families that have slept on the walkway, or down on the beach. It's a nice, easy walk because the sidewalks are wide and the pavers are all flat. But, the real interest, to me, comes when I finish that portion, and walk along the inner roads, passing the shops, the many small shrines set up along the path, the cows eating the grass throw down for them, the people cleaning the sidewalks, various bicyclists loading up their wares to transport around town, the school children in their different uniforms. So much to see and experience that it is hard to capture with words.
Here are some of the sights along my way home.
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| Women quilting on the pavement in front of a home |
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| YES, there are 6 people on this motorcycle - don't try this at home |
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| shirt reads "Mom's BFF Forever" |
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Our Cotton Candy Sunset
I am sitting out on our balcony, enjoying the breeze and the slightly cooler night air tonight...I can't complain. |
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