Midge goes to Mumbai!

About a week and a half ago, the school sent me to Mumbai, India to learn more about integrating technology into education. What a trip! Mumbai is a city that can overwhelm your senses! The school was incredible as was the city. Since I was in Mumbai for training I didn't get very much opportunity to look around. We had one afternoon to look around.  Here are some pictures of my adventures.

With a view of Mumbai

These TukTuks were everywhere. I didn't get a chance to ride in one. They were the daredevils of the streets.

The streets never emptied. In fact, we arrived in Mumbai at about 3:30 in the morning and the roads were still packed.

I just found this neighborhood entrance interesting.

Having a clean close shave on the street. There were many people living on the streets of Mumbai

My friend Johnny took this picture. I just found it compelling. 

This is the "City" laundry. The clothes are all color coordinated. I don't know how they know whose clothes are whose.

This young lady was on the stairs that went down to the laundry panhandling.

This monument was in the British area of Mumbai.

We went to the "Gate to India" right on the water.

While there, I was blessed and given "good luck" because it was the holy day for....some god. I couldn't understand the monk very well. He gave me some yarn around my wrist, some sort of rock candy to eat and a red dot on my forehead. I feel luckier in life now.

This is a British government building on the water next to the Gate of India

For a tip, this woman posed for a picture. To me, she was quite beautiful in her sari selling peacock feather fans. Her ears were pierced so many times I couldn't count.

We went to Gandhi's home. This was his bedroom. This is all he had in it. Makes you think about what you really truly need in life.

This monument to Gandhi was in the library on the first floor of his house.

We went past this beautiful Mosque on the shore.

We went to a Hindi Temple as well

This was part of the entrance once you went through the gate.

The inside was as ornate as the Mosques we saw in Istanbul. Quite beautiful.

 Below are more street pictures.

A man selling beautifully cut up fruit

A woman taking watermelons into the market.

Here she is going into the market.

A young street entertainer. She walked on this rope the whole time we were waiting in traffic. 

Just a neat building.

A night picture of a family living under the overpass.

Just a quick picture of a man selling street food on the corner.

 While there was a lot of beauty in Mumbai, there are some things I will never forget. The children living on the streets, the really bad smells and the mosquitoes.  Yes, the mosquitoes that NEVER went away and were EVERYWHERE. Mumbai is a great place to visit though. The group of people I went with were wonderful. I learned so much. I am also so happy I live in Beirut!

Here we all are!