backpakers at the gateway of india reading a guide book, probably the lonely planet.
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im off to vijaynagar and hampi for the weekend. we leave tomorrow evening, will try to post tomrrow, or else, c ya all on monday
Thursday, November 29, 2007
travel beckons
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
recycling and reusing
workers in a metal-scrap workshop punching coins out of thin metal strips. because of what seems to be an imbibed tradition to sell all kinds of unused items to the local raddi-wala (loosely translated as the guy who collects all kinds of worthy, but not working items) i’m sure we have a high percentage of recycling, though its done via informal means
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it’s been back to college and back to work today.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
flying high
today has been a good day :)
this is the first aerial photo that i’m posting, was clicking in flight for the first time while going to cochin, kerala. i love the number of spots that i can locate in this photography. the predominant curve that you see is marine drive, mumbai’s longest sea-facing promenade, and amongst the best in the world.
at the absolute bottom of the photograph is the malabar hill - walkeshar area. and the large rectangle to the bottom left with brownish strips cutting across green patches along with the dense tree cover around it is the hanging gardens and the kamla nehru park.
further on, the large stretch of sand by the water is girgaon chowpatty, mumbai’s most famous stretch of beach. in the left half of the photograph (that looks very dense) are the inner city areas.
just beyond chowpatty beach, along marine drive, the three rectangular green plots on the left are the gymkhanas. further ahead are the two stadia, wankhede and brabourne.
at the very end of marine drive, is south mumbai’s business centre, nariman point; a patch of reclaimed land that has amongst the highest real estate value on earth.
the large empty patches of land behind marine drive are the three maidans: oval, cross and azad. 150 years ago these were part of the esplanade, an open stretch of the land that separated the english town from the native town. beyond these maidans lies cst - fort - dn road etc, all major commerce and business districts.
finally, to the absolute top of the picture, is the sea again. that’s part of mumbai’s easter water front, and seen here are the mumbai port trust docks, and the naval docks
hey i just realised, if anyone’s planning to visit mumbai, then you’ll probably be spending more than three-fourth of your visit at some place located within this pic!
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photo clicked in-flight, while on way to cochin.
Monday, November 26, 2007
by the meter
only once one is out of the city for a while does one appreciate some of the most mundane and inane benefits of living in mumbai. take the rickshaw meters for example. in mangalore and more so in bangalore, every time we had to catch a rickshaw, we’d have to argue and hassle about the fare before we got in. the concept of charging the passenger a fare as read on the meter seems to be non-existent, at least when it comes to non-locals.
and as per the official rule book, in bangalore rick fares go up one and a half times post 9 pm and double post 11 pm! do they think that the city is a three yr old kid who is supposed to be confined to home three hours before mid-night?
Sunday, November 25, 2007
domestic airport
i’m back from the study trip. i had to come back my flight, and just landed a few hours ago. this pic is at the mumbai domestic airport. i’m seeing it for the first time after the recent renovation.
while its much better than what i remember was there earlier, the new structure of trusses, space frames and angular columns is a bit bulky and clumsy to me.
Monday, November 12, 2007
waiting…
(continued from the previous post)
and the passengers’ seats also wear a deserted look…
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meanwhile, i am off to south karnataka for two weeks for the (last) college study trip. will get back to photoblogging once i come back on the 25th. c ya.
Monday, November 12, 2007
waiting… for the driver
B.E.S.T. is mumbai’s public transit service and amongst the best public-bus services in the country. the shot is of a rare tranquil moment in a BEST bus, while its parked at a depot
@ yari road bus depot
