We flew to Bombay, now Mumbai, for the next segment of our trip. It is a very crowded, very polluted city. A taxi driver took us to the major tourist destinations (he waited for us at each one, and waited for us each morning).
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A candy and nut vendor. Notice the careful arrangement of nuts in the front of many of the jars.
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Some paintings in our world-class hotel. Copyrights must not be enforced here.
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The Haji Ali mosque, near sunset.
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A peacock feather fan salesman at the Hanging Gardens.
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Topiary at the Hanging Garden.
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Monday night dinner with Cyndi and her friend Gail. Usually we have it in Menlo Park, but this Monday we were all in India. They had been to a friend's wedding and to Nepal.
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Inside the Taj Mahal Hotel -- pigeons on a fountain.
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A goat on a bus stop bench in the "thieves' market" antique area.
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On to India: Agra