The Loon in Mumbai - P3

Let's start right from where we left off in part 2. I still had the evening planned out ahead of me for day 4, and this was in a part of Mumbai called Lower Parel. I had to reach there by 8 but I didn't dare take the local trains at rush hour so I went in a share cab.

For the most part, we were heading in the opposite direction of the rush hour traffic so it wasn't too bad and we were making good time. But for the last stretch, we came across a full-stop traffic jam at a crossing. Being a first timer, I figured this was just another one of those infamous peak hour traffic jams of this city, but once our cab finally made it to the front of the jam I got to see what caused the block up. In a very recognizable fashion, the busy intersection was being manually managed by the traffic police, which consistently enough manage to make things worse at rush hour.

Anyway, I finally did reach my destination, just a lil late since I left ahead of time. I was visiting a close family friend for a night of good food, good company and some expert counsel. While I will not be sharing the details of my late evening, let's just say it went very well. The counsel part gave me new insight, more information, a few more mental scars, but all in all it was a good time. 



I came back home the next afternoon, with another fun evening planned for day 5.After a good rest during the day, went out towards a different part of town, in Andheri West, called Takshila. I was going to be spending the night with a college junior of mine whom I hadn't met in over a year. I took the auto, and yet again got dropped off somewhere other than my given location, but after a few short calls between my friend and I, I finally reached where I was supposed to.

It was nice to meet him and have a conversation with the rider. We had a good time, eating street food snacks, good music, a bit of booze, catching up on the past year and sharing work stories. That sums up day 5.




Day 6 & 7 were pretty much spent resting and sleeping and watching TV & YouTube videos. I'll probably head into town one more time so stay tuned for the last post about the Loon's trip to Mumbai. 

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