Day 1, sunday: adjustment day

080302_Colaba_sunday

tired. smelly. smoke. throat. no air. dust. beep beep. sewerage. squatters! shacks. beep beep.
oh god are we staying near here? fish phewwww! rats. wake up doormen.
throw bags down. who wants a walk. fuckin hell...
smell. ppl sleeping under makeshift tent at side of road. ppl sleeping in back of rickshaw. uncomfortable. rat. cats dogs. men. scary? keep walking. light up ahead. nothing. turn back. is this sion side or dharavi? this is going to be interesting...

wake up. train to colaba. need to get to civilization. train. people squash. bodies. luckily im tall. hate to b that little guy under my armpit. they're all helping us! how is it possible to move in here? just is, small space. no need to shove aggressively. they're telling us where to stand. legend...
central station very nice (relatively speaking). gargoyles? is this an indian notre dame? taxi to colaba causeway. markets.
hey sir! hey sir! just walk on. no reaction, its fascinating though. leather notebooks. t-shirts. will this pub do football / rugby matches?
bade miya restaurant. more of a food stall. this safe? ah wel. sanitary wipes. mutton bhuna. amaaaaazing...
waiter. great memory. gimme some of that green stuff. pints. cab home. chat around. sleeps.