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 don’t know. I just felt like taking a picture of the chains hanging on the truck bumper. I just took it beautiful and wanted something different picture take on the streets. This was on one of the streets in Mumbai on our way from the Gateway of India.

Frontier trivia the day:

Kanchenjunga, the third tallest mountain in the world lies on India’s border with Nepal.

A girl or a boy? One of the street children asking for alms while we were heading back to the hotel where we were staying. It was a genuine smile, pure joy and that is priceless. It is indeed amazing and equally hurting to see them so happy despite the poverty.

Frontier trivia the day:

tap water is not potable throughout the country of India; huge and growing population is overstraining the natural resources.

Ah there! The lovely massive building called the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. The Taj Hotel blends the Rajput, Renaissance and Gothic architecture. It was constructed in 1903 by the Industrialist Jamshetji Tata to provide Indians with a sophisticated meeting place which was denied them by the British.

Frontier trivia the day:

climate in India varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north (where I froze, shivering )

Another angle of the Gateway. It was pretty here. In front of the premises is an area enclosed in green fence as mentioned they also put a “keep away” fence inside around the main building itself. It was nice.

Frontier trivia the day:

air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; and water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides are one of the current environmental issues in India.

Ah there. A little view of the inside of the Gateway, since it is closed for public access. we can just walk around it. the government put a fence around it so no one would do any harm to the building or clutter in there, I guess. You see the works of art the arches.

Frontier trivia the day:

India has 7,000 kilometers of coastline.

This is a horseman statue in front of the Gateway in India, of course he must be some important person in their history. It was such a busy place full of people and vehicles jamming the streets. I was making my way through tight and watchful for anything. Fortunately, all was fine. They are such nice people, especially to tourists. They would just stare.

Frontier trivia the day:

India produces the fourth largest reserves of coal in the world.

I was trying to take a snapshot of the writings on top in front of the Gateway, but this was all I could get the clearest. It says in majuscules (I’m not sure what font, as if it’s important! ): “ Erected to commemorate the landing in India of their Imperial Majesties King George V and Queen Mary on the second of December MCMX1.”

Frontier trivia the day:

the comparative area of India is slightly more than 1/3 the size of the US.