Hello!
Well we have finally arrived in India. The flight was quite tiresome as I didn't manage to sleep at all. Mainly because of my cold! :-( But feeling a bit better now cos caught up on sleep last night.
When we arrived in Mumbai yesterday, we all got the culture shock we expected - after the heat and humidity, the traffic is the next thing to hit you. Cars, Rickshaws and buses everywhere, all weaving between each other - there's no road system - no lanes on the roads, just a free for all! Also, as you walk around you notice the sharp contrasts between the rich and poor - there were grotty slums with beggars, right next to posh boutiques. Really strange.
We ventured out to a place called Bandra last night for food and to soak up some of the culture. We found a European restaurant called "Pot Porri" which served the spiciest meatballs I've ever had! Then we walked down by the sea - we were approached by a couple of beggar children, one of whom pinched my arm!! You just have to completely ignore them.
We're just about to head out for breakfast and then see some sights. Hopefully going to Chowpatty beach tonight, it's supposed to be buzzing in the evening.
Love to you all, and missing you already xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Monday, 28 April 2008
Thursday, 24 April 2008
Goodbye all!
Hello and welcome to the first part of my travel blog.
I'm not the most tech-savvie person on the planet so I hope you'll all congratulate me on managing to set up this on-line blog thingy!
Well, just two days to go. I can't believe how quickly this has come around! Me, Jake and Simon are flying from Heathrow (not from Terminal 5 thankfully) at about 9.30pm on Saturday evening. First port of call - Mumbai in India. We're spending three days there before heading down to Goa. I understand it's roughly 35 degrees there at the moment. Not bad, could be worse! ;-)
Unfortunately, I seem to have contracted a cold - so I hope that will budge before Saturday. Wouldn't be the best way to start the trip would it?!
I thought I would start an online blog so I can update all my lovely friends and family on what we're doing. Could've done those round-robin email things - but thought this was a bit more fun. I will still keep in contact with you all on a more personal level via email too though.
Right well, welcome to my first blog - and here's to many more to come!
Love you all
Emma xxxxxxxxxx
I'm not the most tech-savvie person on the planet so I hope you'll all congratulate me on managing to set up this on-line blog thingy!
Well, just two days to go. I can't believe how quickly this has come around! Me, Jake and Simon are flying from Heathrow (not from Terminal 5 thankfully) at about 9.30pm on Saturday evening. First port of call - Mumbai in India. We're spending three days there before heading down to Goa. I understand it's roughly 35 degrees there at the moment. Not bad, could be worse! ;-)
Unfortunately, I seem to have contracted a cold - so I hope that will budge before Saturday. Wouldn't be the best way to start the trip would it?!
I thought I would start an online blog so I can update all my lovely friends and family on what we're doing. Could've done those round-robin email things - but thought this was a bit more fun. I will still keep in contact with you all on a more personal level via email too though.
Right well, welcome to my first blog - and here's to many more to come!
Love you all
Emma xxxxxxxxxx
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