Today was an interesting day. We were invited to a (long!) meeting and were asked to explain our findings to not only the company we are interning with but also a director for another company and a trustee. But, I felt it went very well and we received a message later that they were very impressed!! YAY!
Afterwards, Hanna and I needed a little down town and we went to see the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. It is nothing less than spectacular. I did not take pictures inside, because naturally security is extremely tight, but if you are ever in Bombay, stop and take a look. It is so worthwhile. After having walked through nothing less than a mini-mall with all the exclusive name brands such as Dior, Louis Vuitton, Mochino etc, we decided to have a cup of coffee and cake. A quick look at the prices and we suddenly heard our favorite place in town, Leopolds, calling our names. Leopolds is just a short walk from there.
We splurged and took a cab back to Malad. It is still such a strange feeling to bargain for a cap fee, but it is worthwhile, unless you get a prepaid cab or a Meru cab. One thing about cabs in Bombay: you need to know how to get to your destination because 99% of the cab drivers and rikshaw drivers actually don’t know how to get there. This is such a strange concept for me, coming from a country where a cab is your sure way to get where you need to be. But here, they expect you to give them directions. They also see no problem in stopping for gas, mouth fresheners, bottle of water, bathroom break or any other errands they need while you are in the cab. It took us over 1.5 hour to get back. In a hot cab.
All in all, a good day. I am definitely so richly blessed.
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