Bombay November 13th, 2008

Two days in Mumbai is probably too much. Not much to see. I have
explored Colaba where I'm staying back and forth, the Fort area which
is not far too. Today I went a bit farther to the beach, to one big
Bazaar. Chor Bazaar. The farther places are not very interesting. Poor Indians, the
beaches are all polluted. You can only watch the water.
Colaba where I'm staying is pretty nice and friendly to westerners.
Bars, Cafes, good restaurants, etc. Thousands of stalls selling
everything you may want. I'm not shopping at all therefore I don't
care. Mom will love the saris, jewelery and other stuff.
I'm trying to eat mostly vegetarian stuff and the food is great. Lots
of south indian Dosas, Utappam, etc. The tallis are also very good and
cheap. A whole meal for 10 shekels including a pineapple juice, etc. A
few bars serving beers, about 13 shekels for a 1/2 liter bear on the
Leopold's the most famous bar in the area.
My hotel (Bentley's) is pretty simple, but very good. Clean, in a
quiet street. The bed is a bit hard, but I'm sleeping like a baby.
Today I woke up at 8:30, after going to sleep yesterday at 10:00 PM. I
sleep very hard (not typical to me) and have lots of wonderful
dreams). Seems that this is part of the process of having my brain
shrink to India pace. I don't have AC in the room but a very good fan,
and I'm not feeling any hot at all. Weather is quite pleasant which is
a good surprise.
I'm doing my Yoga in the room every day. This is good as I need some
exercise. During the day I walk many hours and this should help
keeping my weight under control.
Tomorrow I'm going to Puna, will have to figure where to find my train
in the cavernous train station.