1 March 2011;
I was out walking last night, till two AM!...So you can guess what happened in the morning!I had to run to the lab at 10.30, grabbing a few slices of bread!. I wait for my prof. to turn up..but he doesn't, so I kinda have rest of the day off!..Thats when the surprise strikes...A trip to the MARINE DRIVE!....
A train from the local Kanjurmarg to Dadar, then to Marine line.. This time I miss two of my awesome friends!:(...its always been our dream to go MARINE together!but what hell! its still fun!...getting down at marine lines and a short walk across the pigeon cluttered road takes me adjacent the beach..lesson one on the beach, don't go down the rocks near the water, its dirty, and climbing back is a real pain! :P
lesson two..try not missing weird love notes all over the walkway! they are hilarious!...(I am planning to add I LOVE ME to the list next time I go by!)
One side of the walkway is a vast expanse of sea, while the other is a vast expanse of BMW cars! :P
Places to see, the revolving restaurant, Air India office..( a match box like building that my humble friend Agniz pointed out like 10 times!), Trident, then comes the place to visit, Naturals Ice cream place(courtesy Agniz) ..U get to taste a wild variety of flavours..ranging from normal black grape to a crazy Coconut flavour!
The walk is pretty long, so be sure to carry a water bottle and less luggage!
The end of the walk is the place where Munnabhai sits in the movie..or so I was told :D..it does look like the place so am convinced!
Not much to see here, unless you are interested in a lot of couples ( which prompted me to name it the smooch drive :P) and buildings with a dirty water backdrop! The walk is worth it though!
We missed out one location on the way..An aquarium...So do try it out...I will soon!
Then comes the my epic walk to the gateway of India(GWOI)..our tour guide of the day was a little lost here! Hence we end up taking the round about way to GWOI.(with sugarcane juice to clear our minds!).Information for newbies..take the road adjacent the high court...it leads straight to our destination..asking pedestrians will only send you on a wild goose chase!...but if you are interested in some shopping, try the longer route..you get to see some cool Victorian buildings.
The beach there ain't great either..its just the magnificent gateway and the even more magnificent TAJ!( famous for the shoot out! :P) ...To those who like riding on these fancy tongas...horse carriages..this place is filled with them...then to those who don't like me..walk back and hail a cab! Something else that the place is filled with...FAT PIGEONS!..like millions of them..u find more pigeons on a tree than leaves! :P
Our next destination is the VT( Victoria terminus) now known as CST(Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminus)..basically the train station...
As mentioned in the earlier blogs...trains here hold half the population of mumbai! ..Fat chance of finding a place to squat! :P
The spot of interest near the station would be the pav bhaji stall opposite the VT..take the subway to reach it from the station! It rocks!
With this I board the train to thane and head back to Kanjurmarg ..parting with my buddy at 7Pm, I head for IIT powai..A call from my father reminding me to go to the temple as it is Tuesday! :P...next stop, to visit Durga in the campus..back to the hostel number 10 for my dinner! Walking sure gives me a good appetite!
Another awesome day ends with me typing away on the laptop!...Thanks to the LAN here!
Night all!
