Hello from Mumbai
Well, it's rather a nice change from cold, damp London - it's something like 28 degrees C here and the sun has been shining all day. I'm really enjoying all the Indian food, me being somewhat of a curry fiend.
Woke up in time to get some breakfast this morning and who should we walk past on the way but Michael Heseltine. I forget whether he's a Sir or a Lord now. For those of you who don't know who he is...he's an oldschool politician in the UK. Nicknamed Tarzan because of his haircut which hasn't changed much for the last two decades. Google him if you will...
After breakfast we had a little wander around the hotel looking at the shops which are inside it and having a look at the various bars and common spaces. Pretty cool hotel it is - Taj Mahal Palace hotel if you want to google it.
I've got it in my mind to try and get a few suits tailored while I'm on this trip - so I'm getting a business suit tailored in two days here, and also getting one of those very elegant Nehru jacket suits made too. I tried one on and it does look good - so getting one tailored to my measurements should look excellent. I'm going to need to get some collarless shirts to go with it I think too.
We went for a swim this afternoon and lay out in the sun which was so nice after two or more months of bitterly cold weather in London. I've only just realised how pasty-white I am compared to when I came back from my 3 months unpaid leave. I'm looking forward to tanning myself up again pronto - and hopefully by the time I get back to London it will be a little warmer and sunnier, so I can keep it for a while.
Anyway, here are some photos from Mumbai:
Me in front of the Gateway of India
Up close
The inscription on the Gateway
Mum walking ahead
Me in the pool
Gateway from outside our hotel
The pool
Looking back up at the hotel
View out onto the pool
Inside the hotel
Looking down the staircase
Looking across one of the atriums
View out the window across the Mumbai skyline
Woke up in time to get some breakfast this morning and who should we walk past on the way but Michael Heseltine. I forget whether he's a Sir or a Lord now. For those of you who don't know who he is...he's an oldschool politician in the UK. Nicknamed Tarzan because of his haircut which hasn't changed much for the last two decades. Google him if you will...
After breakfast we had a little wander around the hotel looking at the shops which are inside it and having a look at the various bars and common spaces. Pretty cool hotel it is - Taj Mahal Palace hotel if you want to google it.
I've got it in my mind to try and get a few suits tailored while I'm on this trip - so I'm getting a business suit tailored in two days here, and also getting one of those very elegant Nehru jacket suits made too. I tried one on and it does look good - so getting one tailored to my measurements should look excellent. I'm going to need to get some collarless shirts to go with it I think too.
We went for a swim this afternoon and lay out in the sun which was so nice after two or more months of bitterly cold weather in London. I've only just realised how pasty-white I am compared to when I came back from my 3 months unpaid leave. I'm looking forward to tanning myself up again pronto - and hopefully by the time I get back to London it will be a little warmer and sunnier, so I can keep it for a while.
Anyway, here are some photos from Mumbai:
Me in front of the Gateway of India
Up close
The inscription on the Gateway
Mum walking ahead
Me in the pool
Gateway from outside our hotel
The pool
Looking back up at the hotel
View out onto the pool
Inside the hotel
Looking down the staircase
Looking across one of the atriums
View out the window across the Mumbai skyline
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