Mumbai Miscellany

Lon's in Mumbai on business, and we had an opportunity to spend a half day shopping and sightseeing. Some things about India are just too unbelievable to be true!

After visiting the Khadi Gram (Cottage Industries) Store in the Fort area, we visited Bora Bazaar a few blocks away:

And right behind us:

Cows are not very common in the heart of old Mumbai, but this one was well-received. As people passed it, they would touch it and then "bless" themselves (akin to making the sign of the cross, but not exactly). It also did "the unmentionable" right in front of us. Mumbai is filled with interesting odors!

Also in the same neighborhood:

McDonald's is ubiquitous. I had to capture the monsoon tarp and traffic congestion to give a full picture.

 And just around the corner from Mickey-D: Pigeons (yes, I've made my choice) are universal urban residents.

A bit further down the road:

How many places to you have to ban oxcarts from limited-access roads?

And the final photo of the day:

The Antilia Building. A 28-floor, 400,000 sq ft private residence for the owner of Reliance Corp., the second-largest corporation in India (after Tata Industries). The building is valued at about $2 billion--the most expensive home in the world. The land values alone in this area of Mumbai are $10,000 per sq meter ($1000 per sq ft).

But it looks even better with an accidental Photoshop enhancement:

"That's all folks!" (for today, that is)