Another day at the beach in Mumbai. The palm trees separate the high-end hotels from the beach. The Marriott hotel sits about a mile down the beach. It looks like palace. Very nice hotels on this beach. This is the only place so far that I have seen any kind of waves breaking in the beach. Its a popular hang out with the locals. It is close to Bollywood shopping and cinemas.

I have had so many comments of Mumbai's laundrymat that I decided to put more pictures on the blog. It is a very large place. I could not get the whole place in one or two shots. I don't think I even got all of it in the three pictures. There is a lot of laundry being done down there.

The fishermen get their nets ready for the next days catch. In north Mumbai the fishermen put their fish that they caught on the sidewalks to dry out for three days. On the third day the fish smell gets pretty strong. They also dry out there towels on the beach.

It is very different to see cows in the streets of such a big city. Sometimes you will see them tied up, so I think people own them but let them loose to go feed on the city. They don't seem to be intimidated by all the people and traffic in the streets. I saw five cows just within a few blocks of my apartment the other day.

Anyone for beach vollyball?? Oh yes the net area is a vollyball court. Look close, there is a vollyball net in their. Also the fishermen are drying their towels on the beach.

Like I said before, the local kids like to play cricket in the streets on the weekend. Sometimes they have to stop for local traffic. And sometimes shovel the ox doodoo off their 'street court'. This guy lives in my area and parks his cart and oxes in the parking lot.

Every day is wash day in Mumbai.This is the wash area that most hotels and other people bring their laundry to wash. Are those my jeans?

This is the Taj Mahal hotel. It over looks all the boats in the bay, and the gate of India. There was a Marathon today in memory of the terrorist attack in Mumbai. Looks like they already fixed up the hotel on the outside. I didn't see any damage.

Here is the Taj-ma-hal hotel. looks like they fixed it up already. Can't tell it was just hit on the outside anyway. It sits right on the ocean overlooking all the boats in the bay,and the gate of India. There was a marathon run today that started at the Taj, in memory of the terrorist attack in Mumbai.

This is called the Gate of India. Not sure of the history, but it overlooks the ocean from the Taj hotel. Its in south Mumbai near the south tip of Mumbai across from the Taj Majal.

Hello everyone. Mumbai is a very interesting place. Plenty of people here. Cricket seems to be the main sport. Kids all over like to play cricket in the streets. Mumbai is riddled with poverty, but there is new construction going on everywhere to try to get the locals off the streets. But more people keep pouring in from the villages trying to find work. There is no place to put them so they build huts along the sidewalks. Twice a month the government comes along and knocks them down. A week later they're back.

Mumbai Mark