Airport #4...34 hours after leaving my home I checked in to my hotel room. Now that the long journey is over, I look even more forward to this trip. I must say that the business class air made all of the difference in the world. Good flight crews, seat neighbors and comfortable seats the whole way.
The photos show some of the highlights of my day. First, my hotel is spectacular. I have a view of the Arabian Sea out of my higher floor room. Service and friendliness are impeccable. My hotel is seen at the far left in the sunset panorama photo shown here.
During my tour today, I went to a small Gandhi museum. My guide happened to know that the woman seated in one of the library rooms was Gandhi's granddaughter. She introduced me and you can see her as the center person in the library photo. In India only 12 hours at that point and I already consider it a highlight of my trip to have met her.
The Indian people are wonderful. Very welcoming, gracious, spiritual and kind. There are people of all income levels, much like I heard and expected. They are very social people. I photographed a group of locals gathering at the sea wall to watch a sunset. There were hundreds of people there to see another day end.
I am pictured with my guide, Ragini as we overlook Dhobi Ghat, a huge area near the center of town where traditional laundrymen collect dirty clothes, wash them and return them to the doorstep of the owner.
More from Mumbai tomorrow...or should I say later today. I'm up at 3:00 am because of the jet lag situation. Thanks to Tom and Tracy who are keeping me up to date on College Game Day situation and the outcome of our big game today. Let's get 'em! I hope to follow part of the game on my laptop if at all possible.
Great pictures! And how great to meet Ghandi's granddaughter. Happy travels!
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