24.11.10 First taste of India. White radish. Promptly followed by alu muttar (pea and potato curry) and chapati, of course. Touched down in Mumbai on 24th November 2010 then quickly dashed into a tiny taxi for a couple of hours towards the Gateway to India. Immediately confronted with the high contrasts of India where slums run alongside luxury hotels. The traffic manic, alert, noisy. The taxi weaves through trucks and buses and rickshaws and deft mopeds and school children crossing what looks like a dual carriageway (to say the least). From Worcester to Mumbai, from tea and scones to curry and chai in a matter of hours.
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