Bombay!

After five lovely days in Bombay, I returned with a stomach infection that has kept me in bed for days! I went to the doctor yesterday and was very interested to find that his office reminded me of a funky antique shop, but he was nice enough and gave me some treatments that appear to be working so far.

But Bombay...A few of you have heard from me already that Bombay reminds me so very much of Rio de Janeiro that I almost felt it familiar. The humidity, the decay of the buildings, the very fancy next to the dreadfully downtrodden, the lush flora, even the designs on the sidewalks. We stayed at the YMCA which was a great little hotel in the middle of things and allowed me to visit all sorts of museums, stores, restaurants and parks. I got a visitor's pass to the glorious University of Mumbai library and was able to do some work there for a couple of days. I wandered around, despite the extreme heat, down to a fish market and got to see a few different neighborhoods. Some friends treated me to a home cooked meal and I very much enjoyed myself. I will write more and post pictures tomorrow - I hope all is well with you!