even after being a seasoned kolkata bred bus-hanger-stunt/antic expert i have conceded defeat to the mumbaiwallahs. and a local train hanging stunt is scarier. the sheer number of people in this city is mindboggling. and the city bursts at its seams during office hours. but just like most things in India, somehow miraculously rising out of all this overwhelming confusion, things still happen.
a few days ago i was sitting all by myself at bandra bandstand. its not exactly your sand beach but instead coast is littered with rocks which go quite far into the sea. its beyond me to capture the feeling of sitting on a rock with the wide expanse of the sea before you, the roar of the waves and a wild, magical city lying forgotten, behind you. i ended up spending two hours sitting there. i moved from rock to rock back towards the mainland as the waters rose with the approach of high tide.
the beauty of this city still has me in its sway. i've taken a few pictures but haven't had the chance to upload them. will surely try to put them up here.
i'm presently at a cyber cafe during my lunch break. and my times almost up. i think i'll stick to my sunday posts.
3 comments:
On that rock-hopping stunt, you almost got me there buddy! For almost once, I thought you were onto that Swami Vivekananda stuff, and we're gonna have a Sam-rock on the west coast of India not before long ;D
Waiting for the Sunday dossier
"i moved from rock to rock back towards the mainland as the waters rose with the approach of high tide." that was beautiful. metaphorically speaking.
mumbai is such a 'different' city.. i fall short of words to describe the feeling one gets being there
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