March in Mumbai
21 hours is a long time to travel, at about 12 hours it becomes a life style. I am still not sure what day you are in, but I suspect it is Friday. Mumbai is a wild and ALIVE city! Beautiful colonel ruins next to neon shrines to Krishna. Zillions of people, all very polite and beautiful to see. Rainbow women everywhere with gold and veils covering their faces. All amazing and unreal. Not everyone would love this altered state of being...the cars don't even select a lane and yet, it seems alright.
Indians love their dogs..really love their dogs. If one had only a scrap they would share the wealth. We arrived and our driver was waiting for us, wisking up our bags and carting our things to an awaiting SUV. We spent the night at Raj's parents home. The house is stately and has a large round driveway with mature tropical plantings and a fleet of cars with drivers for the various businesses. Everything looks very old and very used with rickey stairs that lead up to large dark door, enter and everything is white and bright. Very low key and very proper. The house cooks waited up to take care of us, even though we got in well after midnight. We stayed up with BABA, Raj's dad and drank great single malt scotch until 3:30 am, going to bed with ceiling fans and light cotton covers.
In the morning wild parrots made us keenly aware we were not in Sonoma. What a wonderful wake up call.. we quickly ate a typical Indian breakfast of fresh fruit and cooked grains. the Chi is made at the table and the spices, subdue pace and the calm of the home was a contrast to the wild pace of the morning streets.
to be continued!
Indians love their dogs..really love their dogs. If one had only a scrap they would share the wealth. We arrived and our driver was waiting for us, wisking up our bags and carting our things to an awaiting SUV. We spent the night at Raj's parents home. The house is stately and has a large round driveway with mature tropical plantings and a fleet of cars with drivers for the various businesses. Everything looks very old and very used with rickey stairs that lead up to large dark door, enter and everything is white and bright. Very low key and very proper. The house cooks waited up to take care of us, even though we got in well after midnight. We stayed up with BABA, Raj's dad and drank great single malt scotch until 3:30 am, going to bed with ceiling fans and light cotton covers.
In the morning wild parrots made us keenly aware we were not in Sonoma. What a wonderful wake up call.. we quickly ate a typical Indian breakfast of fresh fruit and cooked grains. the Chi is made at the table and the spices, subdue pace and the calm of the home was a contrast to the wild pace of the morning streets.
to be continued!
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WE WANTED TO VISIT SULA WINERY IN DECEMBER 2006.
WE DROVE TO NASIK.WE SAW THE SIGN FOR "SULA WINERY". WE TRY TO CALL AND VISIT THE SIGHT.
AFTER COUPLE TIMES FAILED TO LOCATE.WE WERE DISAPPOINTED.
NOT ABLE TO SEE IN NASIK THIS NEW WINERY "SULA WINERY"
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