Last Morning

Right it's 8.45 and I've just checked my emails to see if Air India have delayed the flight. It all looks on time. Lets hope it all goes smoothly. Last night I was sooooooo tired I just had to sleep and sleep. Everything finally just caught up with me, so didn't really get a final night feeling of Bombay. But hey, at least I feel good today. yesterday I just left my guide book at home and went wandering round the city getting completely lost. It's funny asking locals for directions because they all kinda send you the same way but with wild flapping arm gestures. Straight on could mean anything so I have to calm them down and ask 'straight on meaning which direction?'. I just got lost in a book shop yesterday. What a funny place I went to. The Strand Bookshop is something out of the 1940s. Books randomly piled everywhere and little old hobbit like men to help you search for anything you want. Saw loads of interesting stuff but I know my bag is almost up to critical mass so I had to control myself. Ended up in Fabindia again,My favourite clothes and house shop. Just had to buy a bright yellow bedspread and also the maddest skirt. It's a Ghurka skirt, really wide and swingy and right down to the floor. I know I'll look a bit eccentric wandering around Bicester in it but I don't care. I fell madly in love with it and would have bought 2 if I'd liked the other patterns.
Colaba, my end of town was absolutely packed when I got back late afternoon. It was too much for me so I dived into a pretty grim ex pat bar for some beers. Finally drunk the old favourite COBRA beer! Found it at last. It's brewed in the UK and imported here and only for sale in Maharastra province. Beer here is tightly controlled and heavily, heavily taxed. Anyway because I'm a lightweight now the beer zonked me out (Along with the heat and the hours of walking round the city). Right time to go. Taxi is coming soon, coz it's rush hour they say it will take over 2 hours to get to the airport. Great. Must go. I'm going to add some more crap when I get back home.