personal and travels
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.
Just an ordinary city shot taken along the queen’s necklace in Marine drive.
Marine drive is a 3-kilometre-long boulevard in South Mumbai in the city of Mumbai. It is an inverted ‘C’-shaped six-lane concrete road along the coast, which is a natural bay. The road links Nariman Point to Babulnath and Malabar Hill. Marine Drive is also known as the Queen’s Necklace because if viewed at night from an elevated point anywhere along the drive, the street lights resemble a string of pearls. It is also the world’s largest viewing gallery and hence has been a host to a number of events that take place along the promenade.
Frontier trivia the day:
English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political and commercial communications. Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 41% of the people.
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 :-D)
One thing I like about India is the music. Though I don’t understand the lyrics of its local songs, the sound is universal, and I like their style, their rhythm. Hubby used to play the TV for their music every morning to awake him when he is alone, not when I was there, I love sleep, silence please.
Frontier trivia the day:
literacy in India is 79.9%.