Picto Diary - 12 December 2023 - Mumbai (1) Walkeshwar sites

Above: Walkeshwar sites. Mumbai, Maharashtra. 12 December 2023.

Through TravelScope, India we booked a car, driver and guide. We told, Roopali, our guide, that we had seen most of the major sites in Mumbai. We asked her to suggest the proverbial off the beaten track tourist destination. She took us to the Walkeshwar neighborhood on Malabar Hill.

The above images form a colorful and human Indian montage. The slimy fish in the first image is Bombay Duck, a fish unique to the waters around Mumbai and a local favorite. From the saris to the veggie stands, you can always count on India to be colorful at the extreme. No more need for cash! Buy bananas with GooglePay on your phone. Haircuts on the street: outdoor laundry: fellow who fluffs overly compressed cotton mattresses with what looks like a large hatchet; neighborhood cow; Indian made Royal Enfield (thumper) motorcycle. The tank (pond) is derived from a freshwater spring. The water is clean as it circulates from the spring flow.

Note: In 2008 I rode an Indian made Royal Enfield motorcycle from Siliguri, in West Bengal, through Bhutan, into Assam, and across the busy Bhramaputra River bridge to Guwahati.

Addendum:

Fascinating Steve!

I just want to express gratitude for your friendship and creative arts patronage and support and wish you and Margaret a very blessed and Merry Christmas!

Drummer Jay,
Lehi, UT

Steve.. I hope you had a safe passage through the straights, and I am glad Margaret solved the oxygen compressor problem in her own calm ways. Looking forward to reading more of your adventures and wishing you both a great trip.

Espresso,
Washington, D.C.