Mumbai and bye (for now!)
Sometime back I had written a post about going to Pondicherry .My tickets were booked and I was looking forward to spending time with my friend, Priya. Sadly, her mother-in-law met with an accident (the car she was traveling in collided with a truck. The driver, (whose wife was 9 months pregnant, and due to deliver anytime) died on the spot. Her Mother-in-law succumbed to injuries on 25th May. My going there as a ‘guest’ now would be totally inappropriate. Therefore that trip is postponed indefinitely.
Instead I am going to Mumbai.(Bombay)—India’s largest and the most multicultural city. The city has a vibrant zing that is difficult to describe. 15 million people live in Mumbai, in towering sky scrapers and sprawling slums. It is hard to describe the spirit of the city. I used to live and work in Mumbai, some years back. I loved it then—and still love it!
My brother still lives there—and he has a lovely sea facing apartment. I can just cross the road and go the beach. I will be staying with him for the next two weeks. I am really looking forward to spending time with my niece Gia, and my brother’s wife.
Here are pictures of Gia. I am so totally in love with her (can you tell?!!) I went mad yesterday buying things for her!
Just in case
Mama Bear
Radiators and drains
Instead I am going to Mumbai.(Bombay)—India’s largest and the most multicultural city. The city has a vibrant zing that is difficult to describe. 15 million people live in Mumbai, in towering sky scrapers and sprawling slums. It is hard to describe the spirit of the city. I used to live and work in Mumbai, some years back. I loved it then—and still love it!
My brother still lives there—and he has a lovely sea facing apartment. I can just cross the road and go the beach. I will be staying with him for the next two weeks. I am really looking forward to spending time with my niece Gia, and my brother’s wife.
Here are pictures of Gia. I am so totally in love with her (can you tell?!!) I went mad yesterday buying things for her!
You will not see me online much, as I will have very limited net access.
And in the meantime, I am leaving you with links to my older posts that I liked, apart from "posts of note" that you see on the top right hand corner of this page :-) ( Come back and read them one by one—one day at a time! That way I wont miss you too much!!)
A matter of perspective
Connect to others
So much beauty
Why did you leave?
Money
Call your parents today
The roaring twenties
Paragliding--a heady high
Love meter!
Kite runner
Just in case
Mama Bear
Radiators and drains
See you all when I get back!
Gia..what a beautiful name!..and what a beautiful smile!
ReplyDeleteStay safe..we'll miss your wonderous stories and observations.Stay safe and return with lots of pictures and wisdom.
So sorry about the terrible news!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a very nice time at Mumbai, it 'only' has 5 million more people than my whole country!;P
Cute kids and, you know, I have a pink bed cover exactly like that one!
Have a safe journey :)
hi there,
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you dear friend. It seems I'm a little late in making friends with you and you're leaving...lol...but it's ok. I'll wait for you to get back.
btw...I'm a female from Iran.
Wish you a safe nice trip.
Shahrzad
Have a safe trip! Can't wait for you to come back and write something funny, either about Gia or about, let's see, a rat ? Your imagination is surpassed only by your imagination. :D
ReplyDeleteBy the way, that is a neat way of listing out all the posts for us to read. :D
Vidya
Horrifying news. I send my best to your friend. See you wehn you coem back. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteI am very sorry to hear about the terrible car crash. My thoughts go out to your friend and her family.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful trip in Mumbia. The beach apartment sounds wonderful and your niece looks gorgeous. Have fun and bring back stories and pics to share :)
Have a great trip, Ps, and be safe.
ReplyDeleteGia is a beautiful baby!
ReplyDeleteHave bunches of fun then!
Have a wonderful time and take care.
ReplyDeleteI feel tucked in; taken care of with plenty of reading provisions to suckle while you are gone, Ps. I have been scattered---sporadic and sloppy. I have neglected being here. Just want you to know that.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to pictures of the trip. And I am so sad for how things turned out for Priya. My prayers are with her and her family. And with you, of course. Godspeed! xo, G
so cute!! i love babies!! u have been blog rolled!!!
ReplyDeleteur kid is so cute...........
ReplyDeleteSmiles :)
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteI happened to come to your blog and thoroughly enjoyed reading all your posts...you come across as a very optimistic and warm person..keep up the good work! I am gonna link you to my blog and plan to keep coming back! :) cheers..
have a nice vacation n los of love to gia n fly. n hey in the second pic she looks just like her mom..
ReplyDeleteDang.. What a cruel way ... I am sorry to hear that news. I wish you have a wonderful time out and be safe and bring back lotsa pictures. We will definitely miss your write ups.
ReplyDeleteTake it easy then...
I had been to Mumbai ten years back.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a great vacation there.
That baby is too cuteeeeeeeeeeee
Hope you have a good trip!
ReplyDeleteElbow on table top. Hand on chin. Other hand drumming fingers on table top. Looking at watch. Waiting....
ReplyDeleteHi....happened to cross ur blog...and i found ur posts really interesting and i just couldnt move widout reading dem!!!
ReplyDeleteHope to c u back soon...
Tk Cr
she's super cute...lovely captures
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