Day 3-4.5: mumbai to Delhi

After my last blogpost I went for a hike through Mumbai maximum city. I promptly got myself lost. But no worries, I've got maps and there are about 26 million people in Mumbai to ask directions from. Yet it seems a strange thing to do, naming all streets in Mumbai Mahatma Gandhi Rd... But in a fit of sheer pathfinding genius, I followed some guys carrying cricket equipment, and in no time I found myself at the Oval Maidan. After that I saw the university and the courthouse (both very hogwartsy). Still looking to spot Professor Snape behind one of the windows, I got myself lost yet again. This time I ended up in front of a whitewashed building that turned out to be St. Thomas' Cathedral, the oldest British-built building in Mumbai. It was a very nice find, mainly because it was quiet, cool and free. It also has a cannonballproofroof, which is... well... the kind of thing I like. In the evening, I went to have a last look at the gateway, and saw a SRK-bollywood on my laptop... sweet...

Yesterday was a very idle day, with much time spent hanging in couches, bantering. Checkout was at 9, but my train didn't leave 'till 16:40. Let's just say I ate and talked. My trainticket was a 3T-AC-Sleeper. That means 6 people in a compartment, 3 berths above each other on both sides, and meals and blankets included. I love trains, I also loved this one. My fellow-compartment-people were 2 Kashmiri sikhs from Goa on their way to a wedding, a young hindu-couple on their way home after a trip to Indonesia, and a devout muslim. After all my studies about communal violence in India, it was very nice to see how everyone got along great, even when discussing religion. I even (finally) started speaking Hindi. You wouldn't believe the amount of food Indian railways gives its passengers. It's sick. It's really good too. But anyway, I had the top berth, so I had to dig up my long-forgotten rock-climbing-skills. Why is down always easier than up? stupid gravity...

So since this morning, I am residing in Delhi. My hotel is a bit fishy, but nothing I can't handle. I'm keeping a low profile today, but since I could find no wireless networks prowling the edges of my (bath)room, I snuck out to the nearest internethut to type you guys this. Sweet dreams!