another day in south bombay

Decided to come out of hibernation today. Jo and Miriam are working on their med school apps so I was left to venture out on my own if I wanted to do anything. After spending the last few days stuck in the apartment together, it was hard for me to think that I could go out by myself, which was really surprisingly to me.

I spent the day in South Mumbai shopping at all of the overpriced (for locals) but affordable for tourists, westernized shops. Went to The Bombay Store (which is shown in Dil to Paagal Hai!), Beneton, Fab India, Globus, and then walked back to the train station - Victoria Terminus (or VT). I wish I could post a picture of this gorgeous structure...It's a a mixture of Indian traditional and Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. The building took over 10 years to build starting in 1878. Since it was built during British colonialization, it was named in the honor of Queen Victoria.

I ran in front of a bus today. Let me justify that statement, or at least let me try so that I don't sound like I'm crazy. People here have no sense of fear, they walk in front of cars, auto rickshaws, bike riders, trains(!), as if they are the only ones on the street. So, for the past 3 weeks I've been watching people walk in between cars and do all kinds of crazy stuff. Today, I found myself doing the same. No fear.