23-25/mar mumbai 02
Breakfast with josu again. After talking with my mum (that is living my trip as if she was here, reading, researching…), and washing my clothes, I went out and found heidi and johana, the girls I met in arambol, just by case. We had lunch together. After that, I started walking, and observing. Gate of India, and after that towards flora fontain (area) again. I bought 3 books, very cheap; 'midnight's children' (s. rushdie), 'by the river piedra I sat down and wept' (p. coelho) and 'digital fortress' (d. brown). They are all photocopies, even if they almost look normal books. There are lots of stalls in one of the main streets, and police is not saying anything about that, since each person has the same space every day, most of them leave the books in their spot during the night...after that, I took a bus and went towards opera house, where I found lots of electronic shops, and I started deciding which cd/mp3 discman was I going to buy, the right price... they also sell lots of models that are imitation, so one must be careful. I had dinner with a guy from nigeria, that is working for a NGO and is here to visit african that are in jail, and to try to peace them with the catholic religion... he tried to convert me from my agnosticism to his religion, but he wasn't successful, and he left a little bit angry, even if I was trying to be as respectful as I could.
And yes, I like to be in the salvation army (guest house); it's great to wake up early, there are no curtains, so the sun, and the other people use to wake me up. After the first night, where I was sleeping only with indians, everything changed, and I don't really know why; now almost everyone is foreigner, and most of them has more or less my age. So, it's quite fun. It feels like being on a cheap residence, since they serve lunch and dinners, a part from breakfasts. And yes, I can finally listen my music!! It sounds like an easy thing, but it took me a while. I finally bought in a normal shop (not on a street stall), and for the lowest price. It's not 100% legal. The told me that it was coming from singapur, grey market, and that that was the reason why there was no warranty. But, I couldn't afford to by a legal one, since they cost 2 or 3 times more. Let's see the time it will last! Dinner at the university, and afternoon with my blog, and uploading pictures. And still now, when I remember that I'm in india, in mumbai! it's hard to believe. I have this feeling of live dreaming very often, and the truth is that I like it!! Mumbai is a shopping paradise; Today I bought those books, and only because they were that cheap, I bought the dan brown one, that I would never bought in other conditions!! After that the discman, and now, when I was heading home, I saw that antique dealer, and I started thinking about buying a sun watch. I guess that my friend ribas will know what am I talking about! It's like a ring, with a very small hole, where the sun light gets in and shows the time. But it was impossible tom find it, no-one knew what was I talking about, and well, I think that that was good since I had already spend enough money! I was also looking for a lonely planet, the one of pakistan, and 'fortunately' was too expensive! When I was going to sleep, I found ami, the sister of neta, 2 israeli girls that I met in varkala, kerala. It was pleasant talking to her. She is traveling alone one year, and has already been in nepal (before the emergency state), thailand and india. She was thinking about going to japan, to see the blossom festival, that is supposed to be very important and nice.
The day after, I decided to do one of those things that I love to do.; I transformed a bag, 1 small towel and string on a case for the discman! It was fun to be alone in the room, listening music, sewing... and it turned to be quite nice , functional and safe enough to carry the discman inside my bag! there is also a part to keep the cd's. This day marc called me, and I was very excited because I was not expecting that at all, and we had almost lost the communication. It was the best surprise. And it was the best because he was with david from madrid and chidam from istanbul... of course I've thought a lot about them during this trip because I was in a very special trip with them in turkey, 5 or 6 years ago... ai...that was a great trip!!! Let's see if on a short time period marc, or marc and pati can come here and we can travel together for a while! After that, I went to see the sunset at marine drive, a road that goes parallel to the sea creating a sort of bay (with disgusting water), and with a beach, chowpatti in one of the corners. There were lots of people, most of them couple, and quite many holding hands, impossible to see in the rest of india, but more or less normal in mumbai, and I guess bangalore, delhi... big cities. After dinner, I met mekhala and her friends at jazz by the bay, a very famous bar in mumbai, with karaoke, rock concerts, and I guess that jazz concerts as well. It was nice to see that most of mekhala's friends were girls, all of them indian, and a couple of guys, vishal and anish. There was a very nice girl called puja. That night a the group that was playing were friends of them, and the music was very good, versions of classics. I had lot of fun, and it was very interesting to have the chance to talk with the wealthy part of india, of mumbai. I'll try to write more about that in the next posts. And yes again, I feel good here, I like mumbai, there is something that I can't still explain that attracts me!!! (a part from the beautiful indian girls!)
10/4/05
And yes, I like to be in the salvation army (guest house); it's great to wake up early, there are no curtains, so the sun, and the other people use to wake me up. After the first night, where I was sleeping only with indians, everything changed, and I don't really know why; now almost everyone is foreigner, and most of them has more or less my age. So, it's quite fun. It feels like being on a cheap residence, since they serve lunch and dinners, a part from breakfasts. And yes, I can finally listen my music!! It sounds like an easy thing, but it took me a while. I finally bought in a normal shop (not on a street stall), and for the lowest price. It's not 100% legal. The told me that it was coming from singapur, grey market, and that that was the reason why there was no warranty. But, I couldn't afford to by a legal one, since they cost 2 or 3 times more. Let's see the time it will last! Dinner at the university, and afternoon with my blog, and uploading pictures. And still now, when I remember that I'm in india, in mumbai! it's hard to believe. I have this feeling of live dreaming very often, and the truth is that I like it!! Mumbai is a shopping paradise; Today I bought those books, and only because they were that cheap, I bought the dan brown one, that I would never bought in other conditions!! After that the discman, and now, when I was heading home, I saw that antique dealer, and I started thinking about buying a sun watch. I guess that my friend ribas will know what am I talking about! It's like a ring, with a very small hole, where the sun light gets in and shows the time. But it was impossible tom find it, no-one knew what was I talking about, and well, I think that that was good since I had already spend enough money! I was also looking for a lonely planet, the one of pakistan, and 'fortunately' was too expensive! When I was going to sleep, I found ami, the sister of neta, 2 israeli girls that I met in varkala, kerala. It was pleasant talking to her. She is traveling alone one year, and has already been in nepal (before the emergency state), thailand and india. She was thinking about going to japan, to see the blossom festival, that is supposed to be very important and nice.
The day after, I decided to do one of those things that I love to do.; I transformed a bag, 1 small towel and string on a case for the discman! It was fun to be alone in the room, listening music, sewing... and it turned to be quite nice , functional and safe enough to carry the discman inside my bag! there is also a part to keep the cd's. This day marc called me, and I was very excited because I was not expecting that at all, and we had almost lost the communication. It was the best surprise. And it was the best because he was with david from madrid and chidam from istanbul... of course I've thought a lot about them during this trip because I was in a very special trip with them in turkey, 5 or 6 years ago... ai...that was a great trip!!! Let's see if on a short time period marc, or marc and pati can come here and we can travel together for a while! After that, I went to see the sunset at marine drive, a road that goes parallel to the sea creating a sort of bay (with disgusting water), and with a beach, chowpatti in one of the corners. There were lots of people, most of them couple, and quite many holding hands, impossible to see in the rest of india, but more or less normal in mumbai, and I guess bangalore, delhi... big cities. After dinner, I met mekhala and her friends at jazz by the bay, a very famous bar in mumbai, with karaoke, rock concerts, and I guess that jazz concerts as well. It was nice to see that most of mekhala's friends were girls, all of them indian, and a couple of guys, vishal and anish. There was a very nice girl called puja. That night a the group that was playing were friends of them, and the music was very good, versions of classics. I had lot of fun, and it was very interesting to have the chance to talk with the wealthy part of india, of mumbai. I'll try to write more about that in the next posts. And yes again, I feel good here, I like mumbai, there is something that I can't still explain that attracts me!!! (a part from the beautiful indian girls!)
10/4/05
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