Airport is introduction and summary for every new country. Mumbai airport is not an exception. Suspicious people are standing near entry, it is not too much cleaner comparing to the streets.
Which words should be used to describe waiting for the flight feelings : finally, no way or I do not care…
I believe it is more [...]
Work is over finally, and two more days left before coming back to Latvia. Sorry no more pictures, because camera batteries are empty [before the trip I did not expect to take so many pictures].
I understand why I like India so much, ok part that I’m visiting. It’s authentic. The place we are living are [...]
Two days of work are almost finished. Lifetime trips to Mumbai places are ended for the moment. 2 days of work are gone + 3 work days to come. And 2 more days for journeys, time to travel on train roof and time to ride on the elephant
We were outside the hotel one [...]
No rules…
No traffic lights…
No directions…
No separation lanes…
Be confident…
Use
Riiiing
at least 15 times in a minute…
P.S. All that you hear from window here during the day, piiiiiiiiiiiipiiiiiiiiiipiiiiiiiiiiii
Do you want to see real India ? Do not hear for commercial suggestions to use taxi, go with local train. All the stuff I see in movies is nothing comparable to what I saw in REAL indian train.
Each train starts with station. We went from Thane station. People density was something like 10 people [...]
Mumbai adventure is continuing… So what about food ?
We have started our indian trip with the hotel check-in. We have asked hotel guy for coffee. He brought us coffee. Unique coffee which is made in Indian way
coffee –> hot water –> milk = ± European coffe,
hot milk –> packet with coffee = Mumbai coffee.
It [...]
Today’s walk was one of the most extreme and emotional for recent years. 4 hours walk down to Thane [Mumbai] suburbs opens a window to undiscovered world.
We meet 0 white people, we meet 0 foreign tourist. We meet hundreds of Indians, from 4-year boy preparing and selling fruits on the street old man repairing shoes, [...]
I have arrived, during the flight I’ve read one phrase:
When I first visited India, I was stunned by the richness of the land, by it lush beauty and exotic architecture , by its ability to overload he senses with the pure, concentrated intensity of its colors, smells, tastes and sounds. It was as if all [...]
I’m flying to the Gateway of India.
I’ve always thought, that India is located below the equator and it should be the first time, when I cross the equator to the south. So what ?
I was wrong the equator line goes below India over Brazil, Central Africa, Indonesia.
This is my third visit to Asia, first visit [...]
Have you ever thought about number of generations, when your blood is crosslinked with relative’s blood [husband or wife] ?
Traditionally european people are aware of 3 or 4 generations before, 4 or more only when you are over curios about topic. Let’s imagine India, different sources are telling that north indians can be very sensitive [...]