The trip started well with being upgraded to first class. Yes, it was everything I have always dreamed about! Lots of food and seats that practically lay down.
Shauna found me easily enough and our adventure began. So far so good. I am already loving all the sights and sounds of Bombay/ Mumbai. Not so much the smells. We seem to be handling the heat well so far, and accepting the constant sweat dripping from us. Of course we took a room with air conditioning and are right now taking refuge from the 40degree heat in an internet cafe.
Many people warned me to be prepared for India and that it was going to be hard, and it is hard, but it has also been different then I expected. The people are lovely and kind (for the most part.) Shauna and I just spent the afternoon with the women at the Haji Ali Mosque who were so excited to sit and talk with us and brought us in to say a prayer and get blessed. Despite feeling like we were in a sauna and were being pushed to the front of a concert at the same time, it was pretty amazing.
We have already started on what I am sure is going to be a few week long shopping spree and the markets are so much fun and so cheap!
We were also asked to be extras in a Bollywood movie tomorrow, there was no need to ask us twice. Shauna is debating whether or not she is going to have to send 15% of the 500 rupees ($10) to her agent in Vancouver. They had Shauna and I with "free breakfast and lunch."
One and a half days in and we are not sick yet but I will keep you all posted.
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Do you expect to get sick? And in what bollywood movie will you be in? Hey you two enjoy Love Ya
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