Mumbai
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” ― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
As I entered the majestic T2-Bangalore airport, I realised I was travelling on September 11. A day that changed the world and never got back. We got back even from a pandemic, not from 9/11.
On that day, it was business as usual! Not even the extra security we see around some national holidays!
Did we actually resolve it, or brush it under the carpet?
Sadly, there are more pressing problems, all of which are man-made, that keep us busy.
T2 Bangalore Airport — one airport where we click not concrete, but the greenery
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Maximum City, Maximum Infrastructure: Road connectivity to South Mumbai is now good. Local trains were always good. Metro is getting better. Roads are good too.
Unlike other metros, urban infrastructure is not ignoring public transport.
Got to spend some time walking around this area. Even had a Gujarati lunch at one of the restaurants. There is a 67-year-old hair-cutting saloon, and all the staff are middle-aged, locals (unlike other such places which boast of a lot of youngsters from the East of India.
Have taken a lot of trips to Churchgate from BKC, especially during the last two years at ICICI Bank. Would go to our own “WTC” via Hotel President. Never got a chance to stop by at the hotel, which boasts of not only an Italian restaurant, ‘one of the best Thai restaurants’ and a Konkan cafe!
The veg puff at #Qmin was great. I wonder if it nostalgia or real quality
I was at WTC during the 2005 floods. I was advised by friends to end the meeting and leave before it got worse. I was lucky to choose to stay at a lodge at Tardeo, instead of trying to get to Kandivli!
Destiny took me overseas the very next year!
A year later, when 26/11 happened… :(
Demographic Dividend: On Friday, around 12 noon, Queen’s Necklace was filled with college students. Should they not be in their classrooms? Or was it an early lunch break?
South Mumbai has Mumbai’s richest! But the apartments (not villas) are quite small. We don’t really need big houses, after all!
