Kermit in Mumbai (part 1)
Markus and I got an invitation to travel to Mumbai, to attend a traditional Indian wedding. Of course, we also took the chance to do some sightseeing in this fascinating city.
We took a cab to the city center to start our sightseeing tour.
There were so many things to see…
…like this huge square with lots of traffic.
It was full of busses…
…the typical black Mumbai cabs and even some horse carriages.
Then we took the train…
…to see the historical part of Mumbai.
Here I am in front of the famous Taj Mahal Hotel.
And here I am looking at the even more famous Gateway of India monument.
The weather was great…
…so we took a ferry to the Elephanta Island to meet with our friend Subodh.
“Markus, is the skyline on the pic as well?”
After a short journey, we arrived at the island.
There are a bunch of interesting cave temples.
“Come on, let’s go in!”
“Wow, that’s fascinating!”
“Look at these sculptures.”
“I think I know that one! Hmm, do I?”
Finally we met Subodh. “Heeeello!”
During a break, we played a game of chess. Subodh was a great opponent.
In the end, I won and Subodh spent me one of these pipes. Great stuff…
“Yeah, fly pink elephant, fly!” Well, I felt a bit weird after smoking that pipe…
After that interesting experience, we found a nice place to eat. That Indian food was quite yummy.
Then we waited for the ferry back to the city.
“I can see the harbour already.”
We took another cab…
…to do some more sightseeing.
In the evening, we went to the beach…
…to try some fresh and refreshing coconuts.
On the way back to the hotel, we stopped by the nicely illuminated central train station.
There we also met Aviv, a friend of Markus, to discuss the upcoming wedding on the next day.
That was a great start of our journey to Mumbai. We could not wait for the absolute highlight of our trip: The traditional Indian wedding of Markus’ friend Arpit.
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July 12th, 2011
Hey Kermit you’re back!!
And what a great trip
Can’t wait to hear more about the wedding.
Happy you are back with your adventures. Did miss your stories!
Bye!!
Ladybird
July 12th, 2011
Great to see you back Kermit. I never knew you were such a great chess player. It looks like you had a great time.
July 12th, 2011
Oh yes, we had a great time in India. Well, actually I am not a great chess player. I just pretended that I am! Hehe….
July 13th, 2011
Good to see you , waiting for this story from a long time
July 13th, 2011
You are right, it took a long time. We were just too busy…