Category Archives: India

Day 28, Mumbai 29th Dec

Nita was feeling much better today – no more upset tummy, had to rush everyone and got out to breakfast around 9:30. Had hired an AC taxi to take us around Bandra, Juhu and abouts – we had hoped to … Continue reading

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Day 27, Mumbai 28th Dec

Nita’s upset tummy had kept her up most of the night, however the worst had passed and she seemed to be recovering.. (must be Docs medications, it was working)Today we had planned to visit Chandu Kaka and Bhanu kaka @ … Continue reading

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Day 26 Mumbai 27th Dec

Second morning in Mumbai, got a surprise – Nita’s foi & fua (Arjun lal) had arrived early morning and checked in to the room next door. At around 9 am, when placing our laundry clothes out in the corridor, foi … Continue reading

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Day 25 Mumbai 26th Dec

First day in Mumbai, we woke up around 10 am – very late, by the time we had shower and were out of the room, it was close to 11:30 am. Took a taxi to Cafe Mocha @ Nariman Point. … Continue reading

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Day 24, Navsari to Mumbai 25th Dec

XMAS day in Navsari, very different to XMAS in Brisbane. Nothing to differentiate today from any other day – except it was my last day in Navsari today – going to Mumbai this afternoon.Made my last round to the local … Continue reading

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Day 21–23, Navsari & Surat Dec 22nd – 24th

No need to repeat the same, we are in Navsari this week – the same relax, eat, sleep, some shopping in between and another trip to Surat. Today was running around organising last minute things for the house and stocking … Continue reading

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Day 20, Surat, 21st Dec

Morning routine is same – get fresh buns (they call it “PAU”) from the local bakery. Having them with butter toasted on tava with eggs – nice start to the day! Today we had hired the car again for Surat, … Continue reading

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Day 19, Navsari 20th Dec

Today was local shopping for Navsari home, Nita needed to buy essentials to setup the kitchen. Pushpa kaki was a massive massive help in this. She took Nita to a grocer near our place where the essentials were easily picked … Continue reading

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Day 18 Surat, 19th Dec

Today we were visiting Surat, had hired a car to take us there. We left @ 10:30, however getting out of Navsari took us close to 30 minutes, some crazy traffic on the main roads. Finally out of Navsari, highway … Continue reading

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Day 17, Navsari, 18th Dec

Another lazy morning in Navsari, Nita joined me for the morning bakery run – the normal fresh buns. Nothing much was done during the day, after all Navsari is all about taking it easy, especially on Sundays – nothing is … Continue reading

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