He brought us to see the fish market, veg market, flower market. It's amazing to absorb all these moments as you see how people trade, getting busy at buying the various products at whole sale prices. we learnt that some of the markets were opened in the wee hours of the night, as early as 2am..garlands were made..beautiful flowers and fresh fruits and veg were seen..
boss at the flower market..looking astonished at me perhaps!
loads of fresh fish
veg market
flower market
used in the weddings
There are about 17 different languages..and 92 different newspapers available each day..beat that!
Lime
congrats to a deal!
Sun rose a bit too early that day and we missed the sunrise.. Amin then sent us to the airport for our departure flight..We checked in rather early. Security at the airport was tight in fact.. There are guards at the entry of the airport..you got to show your passport and your air ticket itinerary before entering the airport..hence there was a long queue!
There were many checkpoints..I think that was good..to keep everything in order..one thing disappointing to me that day is I actually intend to spend the remaining rupees at the airport..only to realise they do not accept this currency and they only accept USD, Euros etc..but not rupees!! please take note of this!Not sure if this also happens to Delhi airport..
Overall, all of us bought many mangoes and magnets.. we were dehydrated becuz of the immense heat over there..I'm still recovering from my heatstroke..feeling lethargic even though I'm back in Sg for 3 days..hope I can turn energetic again soon!
This is an enlightening trip..an eye opener..to the Indian culture, the buzz, the amazing Mumbai..our 1st maiden trip to India. Aside from the relentless sunrays that the sun shone on us, we had much to learn, much to absorb and much to ponder about from this trip. We awed at the magnificence of the caves, getting spiced up by the food, struggling to stay hydrated in the immense heat. A totally different experience!
In case, you need a good guide to bring you around Mumbai, I recommend Mr Amin for this job. He can be contacted at :
sneha_travels@yahoo.com, +91-9820212029
http://www.snehatravels.in/body.htm
Let me know if any of you need more info if you are ever travelling to Mumbai!
Till then.... :)
Me at Poor Man's Taj :)
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