Free Weekend

So, today is Saturday and I have a couple of free days...problem is I've nothing to do...

Mumbai is not really the sort of place where you can just go and have a wander around. It's too busy, the sights are spread out and its raining anyway. Therefore, its going to be a day of blogging, watching TV and a couple of movies perhaps, coupled with an hour or two in the gym.

Yesterday we were out at a couple of customers. What never ceases to amaze me is just how long it takes to get anywhere here. A couple of miles can literally take you a few hours - the traffic is just intense, there is no way I would ever drive here. What made it worse yesterday was the ending of the festival of Ganesh. A great sight but it makes Mumbai travel all the more difficult!

I still find it hard to accept the contrast here, you can have a brand new building on one side of the street and a fully-fledged slum on the other. To a Western mind its hard to stomach...

Last night I ate at the Italian at the hotel, Stella restaurant. Was excellent food, albeit a little pricy, particularly the wine. You cannot get a glass of red for below 700 INR (around £9). They had a great wine list as well...