Mumbai, Here I Come!

I took the Pragati Express train from Pune to Mumbai. There Amit met me with a huge smile.

I felt bad and good leaving the ashram and all my friends there, but I was on my way to more adventure.

Mumbai is a hot a beautiful city. It is on the Arabian Sea and has a beach and a big walkway all along the water. Very beautiful at night indeed. Amit and I walked for a few miles and then took a taxi to the only niteclub that seemed to be open on a Tuesday, Voodoo. What a weird joint, but fun none-the-less.

The next day and evening we visited the restaurant Leopold's made famous in the novel Shantaram (a must read). Actually we went there three times in the two short days we were in Mumbai.

We also took a ferry to Alibagh to look at potential property for and ashram, a Butterfly ashram. That was a fun experience too. It's a lot like Goa and the ferry ride reminded me of going to Fire Island where I now live. By the way, I had already looked at things in the resort town of Lanavala near Pune as far as property goes. It's all been great in the adventure.

I hope you're getting the sense that I want to be here in India because I do:-)

And I am planning to bring two groups back here with me in 2007, maybe you will be part of one.

Namaste.