Mumbai is pretty sweet. Today was low key-- we were supposed to go to Ellora Caves but were too exhausted to fly again, so we cancelled the flights and slept in. It was heaven. Then we ordered toast and jam (best jam on earth). The guy who came to the door spent 5 minutes arranging the toast on our table and another 5 trying to make small talk and saying goodbye.
The hotel scored us a cab and we headed to In Orbit Mall. We saw the mall...and watched as our driver went past it. We figured he was taking a back route... 15 mins later in the middle of no where we thought it was a back route to our deaths. Anyway, we eventually communicated in quasi English/signlanguage that we wanted the MALL. He was taking us to a park. Sarah and I are not park people.
Mall wasn't bad...we did some shopping at Marks and Spencer and the Body Shop and went to see IRONMAN. Ironman was great. So was the $1.00 popcorn.
The last exciting story of the day was the ride home... we couldn't get a cab, but there were a load of tuk tuk's. For those who have no idea what that is, it's a sketchy auto rickshaw with 3 wheels and no doors. And they drive like demons here, so it can get a little frightening-- but the fear of your life comes with the bonus of mega-cheapness.
The tiny little tuk tuk got us home... but I thought everyone should see the proximity of Sarah's knee to the vehicle next to us.
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Am so enjoying your adventures. Just so you know, I, too, have had the "tuk-tuk" experience. I found them a great way to get around and we used them all the time in Cambodia - especially if there were two people - if one, we just climbed on the motor bikes. I took a tuk-tuk from Siem Reap out to Angkor Wat - about a 15 minute drive, but along some rough road so I was bounced out of my seat from time to time.
Looking forward to a report on "Elephant Island". You girls have all the fun -- restaurants without gardia, etc.
Have a great weekend!!!!
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