Tourism

Yesterday we drove to south Bombay to sightsee.
However sightseeing with 2 small children leaves
a lot to be desired, so our outing resulted in
a shortened walk along Marine Drive followed by
a quick look at the Gateway of India, and culminated
in lunch at the Taj Mahal hotel. Tourism must be
accomplished 1 highlight at a time else sleepy,
grumpy children prevail.

The Gateway left me a bit underwhelmed because
it was covered in netting and is under refurbishment.
I was more impressed by th multitude of people
around it who were busy selling their wares.
The Taj Mahal hotel did leave me breathless -
a stunningly beautiful building that reeks of wealth.
Starting price per night at over $300.

The highlight of our foray was driving by the train
station. Victoria station is absolutely stunning
and no photo or description could ever describe
the feelings you have when you see it. It's just
incredible how much attention to detail and beauty
architects used to pay, where now the theme is to
throw something up as fast as possible. Quick
profit at the expense of beauty, I can't really
blame today's architects but I do sometimes wish
they spent more time creating art in their work.