Went for a walk out of hotel last night. Almost got run over. Getting used to traffic on wrong side of road. Dark, full of holes, breaking an ankle quite likely. K. positively terrified. Wants to board the next flight back to Europe.
Despite my doubts, curry I had last night at the hotel (chicken kadai..(?) ) excellent. Very hot, made me sniff for hours. After the night the taste still very evident in my mouth and on my breath, despite two tooth brushings.

Today we:
1. Checked into the Indigo Suite (actually it's red and brown - not a trace of indigo in it) in a seafront hotel. At €35 a bargain!
2. Walked around the Colaba, Churchgate and Central districts taking in the ocean of smells, sounds and sights this city has to offer.
3. Conducted scripted talks with several touts: "Nice glasses. Where you from? How many days in India? Where after Bombay? How do you go there? Wanna do a city tour?" I mean do they have touting as a major in college here?
4. Saw the Gateway of India (impressive) and the Taj hotel (less so) and were harassed by dozens of giggling teenage girls wanting a snapshot with us and by gangs of horny boys asking for a photo with K.
5. I had samosas and juice with ice cubes from a street vendor much to K.'s terror and dismay.
6. Witnessed human rivers rampaging in, out and through local train stations. Wanna see something impressive? Check out the underpass to the CS Terminus (a beautiful building btw) Scary.
7. Walked along the beachfront where we sampled panas, dosas with dahl and pav bahji and bhelpuri. Plus chocolate kulfi with rabdi, washed down with a falooda. All tasted great!
8. Discovered a local hospital is sponsored by Panasonic (judging by giant neon signs on the roof) and the city police - by Cadbury's.
9. Got asked "How much?" by two teenage boys on a moped who leered at K. and passed us giggling.
10. In spite of our best efforts couldn't buy a train ticket or a movie ticket!
11. Found that green light for pedestrians is merely a suggestion: "You may now venture a crossing. But beware!" Cars keep coming anyway at full speed, just fewer. Including some against the traffic.
12. Watched a cripple cross Marine Drive (a divided seafront highway in central Bombay - 3 lanes each way) trudging on stubs of his legs and on his hands.
13. Had little to no rain!!!