Photos from Family's Trip (minus me) to Mumbai in October 2006

[mcgillianaire]

I didn't sleep well last night. I kept having bad dreams and eventually gave up trying to fall asleep properly. So I got up and looked up the photos my mum sent me of their trip to Mumbai. Five of the ten photos have geographical relevance to this week's tragic events:


Sis standing in front of the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, built in 1903 by Jamsetji Tata.



Parents walking through the main hall of Chhatrapati Shivaji (aka Victoria) Terminus railway station, built in 1897.


Sis in the lobby of the Oberoi Tower Hotel (a separate hotel connected to the building complex of the Trident Oberoi). My family had gone to Mumbai to attend the wedding of my godfather's eldest daughter which took place in this hotel. Not sure if they also stayed there.


Sis in front of the Leopold Café in Colaba, founded in 1871.


Sis in Colaba Market, popular with Western tourists (as can be seen in this pic) and in the vicinity of Nariman House.

Comments

[hystericalrealm.livejournal.com]

Wow - what beautiful sights Mumbai has. It is very disturbing to know that your family spent time at many of the places that these assholes decided to inflict terror upon. Let's just hope and pray that this conflict ends soon with the fewest lost of lives.

I can still remember exactly how I felt on 9/11... and so I know how you're feeling. It sucks.

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

Mumbai has a lot of beautiful Victorian architecture and it really annoys me that I have properly visited the city since the early 90s. The closest I've been is flying through last year on the way from seeing my sis in Central India to visiting my relatives in southern India. Thanks for your comments. It's been three nights of hell.

[lizw.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your posts on this. I had colleagues caught up in the violence (all now safe and unharmed, thankfully). I'm here via miss_sb.

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

You're more than welcome. Am extremely glad all your colleagues are safe and unharmed. It's been a distressful three nights... (and thank for the add).

[drunkendeadcat.livejournal.com]

looks great I'd love to go there