Bouncing through Bombay
Photos, as promised.
This is the criminal monkey. He really tore into those peanuts.
Canadian Ian, good guy, but was little help with the monkey and the peanuts. He ran away too.
Gateway of India, and Taj hotel. Bombay.
The caves on Elaphanta Island, off Bombay.
Statue in caves
birthday dinner. Red Snapper. real good. Thanks again to everyone for saying Happy Birthday, and the gifts, I really appreciated hearing from you all!
Matt and I made it back to Bombay/Mumbai on a 12+ hour train ride from Goa on the evening of the 19th. We immediately hit McDonald's, standard Chicken Maharajah Mac and medium fudge softserve. McDonald's is pretty much the most expensive place we eat here, it's a classy place in India, and serves absolutely no beef, chicken only. Then got back to the hotel/hostel we've stayed before. Yesterday we met up with 3 of Matt's friends from home, who are on their own India trip, good guys and we all went out for beers in Colba, the touristy district of Bombay. We also met up with Ian, Canadian from Nepal/Goa. Spent the day today checking out touristy stuff, Elaphanta island was one. An hour boat ride out of Bombay harbor and full of caves and monkeys. Pretty cool, but I made the mistake of taking out a bag of peanuts while still in monkey territory, bad move. One of the monkeys was on me in a second, I tried to dodge him for a few seconds, but his hissing had me thinking 'HotZone' and that I never did get that rabies vaccination, so I decided to drop the peanuts. Though they were salted and delicious... The monkey seemed to enjoy them, damn thief! But I got a good photo of the culprit and will upload asap, on an ancient computer that's not friendly with my camera at the moment.
Heading to Zurich in a few hours after Matt, Ian, and I catch 'King Kong' at the cinema, I hope it's in English... Flying Air India (AI127) to Delhi, then Frankfurt Germany, then a Swiss Air flight into Zurich, should be a nice trip, and provide plenty of time to catch up on my... right, I dont really have anything to catch up on, sleep i guess! ha. Well, I probably write in my journal, which this blog has all but replaced. Maybe they'll be some good company on board. Matt flies to London, then we meet up again in Switzerland. Tim too. My folks come in on the 24th, looking forward to that very much!
This is the criminal monkey. He really tore into those peanuts.
Canadian Ian, good guy, but was little help with the monkey and the peanuts. He ran away too.
Gateway of India, and Taj hotel. Bombay.
The caves on Elaphanta Island, off Bombay.
Statue in caves
birthday dinner. Red Snapper. real good. Thanks again to everyone for saying Happy Birthday, and the gifts, I really appreciated hearing from you all!
Matt and I made it back to Bombay/Mumbai on a 12+ hour train ride from Goa on the evening of the 19th. We immediately hit McDonald's, standard Chicken Maharajah Mac and medium fudge softserve. McDonald's is pretty much the most expensive place we eat here, it's a classy place in India, and serves absolutely no beef, chicken only. Then got back to the hotel/hostel we've stayed before. Yesterday we met up with 3 of Matt's friends from home, who are on their own India trip, good guys and we all went out for beers in Colba, the touristy district of Bombay. We also met up with Ian, Canadian from Nepal/Goa. Spent the day today checking out touristy stuff, Elaphanta island was one. An hour boat ride out of Bombay harbor and full of caves and monkeys. Pretty cool, but I made the mistake of taking out a bag of peanuts while still in monkey territory, bad move. One of the monkeys was on me in a second, I tried to dodge him for a few seconds, but his hissing had me thinking 'HotZone' and that I never did get that rabies vaccination, so I decided to drop the peanuts. Though they were salted and delicious... The monkey seemed to enjoy them, damn thief! But I got a good photo of the culprit and will upload asap, on an ancient computer that's not friendly with my camera at the moment.
Heading to Zurich in a few hours after Matt, Ian, and I catch 'King Kong' at the cinema, I hope it's in English... Flying Air India (AI127) to Delhi, then Frankfurt Germany, then a Swiss Air flight into Zurich, should be a nice trip, and provide plenty of time to catch up on my... right, I dont really have anything to catch up on, sleep i guess! ha. Well, I probably write in my journal, which this blog has all but replaced. Maybe they'll be some good company on board. Matt flies to London, then we meet up again in Switzerland. Tim too. My folks come in on the 24th, looking forward to that very much!
posted by Patrick Moloney at
8:52 AM
6 Comments:
Hey Patrick - hope you're having a great time, looks like fun (tiring but fun :)). Just wanted to wish you a happy birthday! Enjoy Christmas with your parents. Your cousin, Katie
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Anonymous, at December 21, 2005 1:09 PM
Haha. I totally would have had a 'Hot Zone' moment too with the hissing monkeys! Yikes! Can't wait to see that picture. Sounds like you are having fun as usual. Switzerland is breathtaking! Have a great holiday with your family! Merry Christmas!
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Anonymous, at December 21, 2005 1:28 PM
Sounds like a really cool time! Have fun in Zurich ... I was there once a long time ago and it was a total blast. DMS, Timmay.
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Anonymous, at December 21, 2005 3:34 PM
Hey Pat, I am glad to hear everything is going so well and that you are having such a good time!! You are certainly missed here. I hope you have a merry christmas and a happy new year!! Be safe!
Love,
Sara
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Anonymous, at December 22, 2005 10:22 AM
Pat, hope you have a great birthday, christmas, new years, and all those other pagan holidays ;)
Watch out for those monkeys dude, that's the AIDS.
~JB
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Anonymous, at December 23, 2005 10:39 AM
We warned you!
Monkeys, you just can't be too careful around them. They will try to steal everything! Pictures are great fabulous. Have a great time with your folks. Merry Christmas!
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Anonymous, at December 23, 2005 8:11 PM
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