Moving on

Our last morning in Mumbai was spent at the Mahalakshmi Temple - North Mumbai.
The street lining the temple was lined with nothing but colourful offerings that people buy for the gods. Beautiful flower chains, coconut, inscence, food, icons and of course lotus flowers.
The temple was really interesting. We had to take our shoes off before entering.
Of course we couldn't actually go into the main bit as we are not Hindi, but it was good to observe the people kissing the godly shrines, and praying. It is so interesting how each culture has its own traditions and ways with the gods ultimately leading to faith, hope and love.

From the temple we moved onto the Dhobi Ghats. Another Mumbai wonder. Basically rows and rows of men washing the cities dirty laundry. They hit it against concrete walls and then hang it up in the hot city sun to dry. It really is a sight. We didn't spend too much time staring though as we were shooed away by one of the washers.

We then took a walk across Chowpatty Beach, and again we were harrassed by some gawking man - high as a kite on something. So we continued along Marine drive back to the hotel.
Picked up our stuff, got a taxi to Mumbai Domestic Airport.

Again, a hair-raising taxi ride. Our very driver insisted on giving us a bit of information on the city. At first we were really pleased but then it started to get a bit worrying as he kept turning around to talk to us. Eyes off the road. Not any road, remember, the MAD road.
After an hour of weaving in and out of the traffic we got to the airport.

Time to move onto peace and quiet!
Next stop Trivandrum.