A word about shoes. For those of you who insisted I take comfortable closed-toed, washable shoes, I thank you. I have only put them on for a few hours (the Dhavari walk), but it was worth every minute. The rest of the time, just watch where you step! South India […]
Travel Notes
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Still days 3 & 4 Not sure how to even talk about Dhavari. If you look at Wikipedia, you will read that is is the largest slum in Asia with a population density of up to 600 people per sq acre. There are not enough toilets (one per 1440 residents […]
Day 3: Mumbai docks/food walk This morning we met Freni, our driver Proshotam and left for the Sassoon Dock. As it is directly adjacent to a military installation, we were not allowed to take any pictures. The boats had emptied their load of fish, shrimp and eel hours earlier. The […]
Day 2: Mumbai Today we met our guide Freni and spent the day seeing the city and tracing the three Jewish communities in India and their presence in Mumbai. Freni is of Zoroastrian background, around my age and delightfully well-read. We connected with her immediately, finding her warm, honest and […]