That was where we stayed on my second time in Mumbai, in the lakeside chalet apartment. We had a very nice stay there in the apartment; the Marriott hotel compounds are lush with green and most of all, secured from the outside. There I met a fellow Filipina who has also been traveling with her husband. It was unexpected, and great. I took this picture during one of my tours yet again around Mumbai, the time when Madonna was there.

Frontier trivia of the day:

Some hotels have accommodation underwater, such as Utter Inn in Lake Mälaren, Sweden. Hydropolis, under construction in Dubai, will have suites on the bottom of the Persian Gulf, and Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida requires scuba diving to access its rooms. (Wikipedia)

The Pherozshah Mehta Gardens, popularly known as Hanging Hardens of Mumbai, they were renamed after the national barrister Sir Pherozshah Mehta and were laid out in 1881 on top of a reservoir, supplying water to Mumbai. Special features are the hedges that are cut into animal shapes and flower clock.

Frontier trivia of the day:

Kashmir nevertheless remains the site of the world’s largest and most militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas)

Inside the Taraporevala Aquarium. This is some kind of aquatic fossil. On its label it is some kind of fish. Whatever, it was good to see it. And I really appreciated Paul’s hospitality and in driving me around Mumbai.

Frontier trivia the day:

import commodities of India are petroleum products, textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures.

We bought a lot of leather products and jewelry and they are really nice, and very cheap.

In an artwork gallery on one of our tours in Mumbai, with Paul the driver. Their art collection was impressive, especially to people who loves and understand artworks.

Frontier trivia the day:

in CIA estimate of 2001, there 5.1 million people in India living with HIV/AIDS.

I see this as cute. An array of uniform apartment buildings across the sea.

Frontier trivia the day:

for rural population in 2001 cencus, there are 381,668,992 male against 360,948,755 female. Consider the difference.

A scene in one of our tour stops in Mumbai. Actually we would see it almost everywhere where it is allowed or accessible. Just some people enjoying their peace behind the busy Mumbai.

Frontier trivia the day:

it is projected that by 2010, India’s population would be 1,175 millions for all ages.

This is the lovely hotel lounge on the ground floor. I like its design and the elevated area. It was pretty nice. I had been used a bit being inside that I didn’t notice the smell of the overall atmosphere. I had just been down here for a few times, and sometimes to the hotel shop on the opposite direction but I didn’t buy anything other than postcards and stationeries that I still have until now. They were my precious remembrance.

Frontier trivia the day:

the total population sex ratio of Indian population is 1.064 males for every female, in 2006 estimate.

Meet Munjit, the driver. Opps, we can’t see him here. But you notice that indeed the vehicles in India are right-hand drive. Munjit was the company driver when I was there. He wears a white turban around his head. He was picking me up to hubby’s workplace for a visit and tour. Mumbai is very large and it would take us an average of an hour to get through our destination pass through the endless traffic and blowing of horns.

Frontier trivia the day:

India gained its independence in 15 August 1947 through the nonviolent resistance to British colonialism led by Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.

It was all gray. The weather was quiet peaceful despite the graying clouds. I love this shot through the hotel window. It was nice to see the part of sun’s light focusing on the part of the beach and the sea. Isn’t it romantic affairs of the elements?

Frontier info the day:

in total, there are 1,652 languages and dialects spoken in India.

The blurry and grayish shot like the weather of the beach below the hotel through the window. This was just a fraction of the people that would eventually pack the beach’s brown sand enjoying life, and me enjoying watching them when I had nothing else to do. After all, I was there on vacation, and as a tourist to learn about them.

Frontier trivia the day:

80.5% of Indians are Hindus, with 13.4% of the population Muslim, making India home to the third-largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia and Pakistan.