Friday, 1 June 2012

Mumbai, Beach

Back to photo-blogging after a long break. Posting these from home. Missing India.

Theobroma: Food of the Gods. Indeed it was. Best bakery in Mumbai!
 
That's right. We had cake for breakfast.

Cart nap.

Mumbai by bike.

Taxi to Girguam Chowpatty (beach). Man ridin' in truck.

Refreshing lichi ice-drink.

Blaire's first food-stall meal. She hesitated, but managed.

Dirty beach.

Again.

Again.

10 rupees if you can guess what that building is.
(We walked over to find out. You'll find out later.)

Nice area of the beach.

Roadside bike.

Napping dog.

Chillin' in the shop and in the alley.

Laundry drying.

Amazing mango kulfi (hard ice cream).

Beach tent.

Beach corn.

Beach drinks.

Not the easiest terrain to roll a suitcase on.

Beach bath.

Reprieve from the sun.

Leaving the beach.

Chatting in the shade.

Drying laundry.

Head cargo.

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Part 4 - Evening

In India, everywhere you look there's construction.

Leopold's from the outside.

Night snack at roadside stall.

Yes, those are fries in the wrap :)

Wedding entrance just at the corner of our guesthouse.
Same place we'd be working the next night!

View of the inside (which was outside).

Taj Hotel and moon.

Ridiculous carriage.

The popo.

The bright lights in the distance are from the wedding.

Next stop, Juhu - poshest area of town (Part 3)

Juhu Beach.

The other way.

Beachside condos.

Beach cricket.

Beach splash.

Beach scene.

Beach scene.

Perched crows.

Old boats.

Blaire and the boys we attracted while eating our truffles.

Beachside.

These boys could not have been more excited about being photographed!

Beachside drinks.

Tuk-tuk on the way to Juhu cinema.

Blaire's liking her first ride :)

IB school in Juhu, Mumbai.

Waitin' on customers.

Road scene.

Even in posh Juhu, you still get some of this...

Directly across from this.

And back to the other side, close-up.