I am finally in Mumbai! After another stretch of delays (this time the plane was too hot, the fuel truck was pumping extra slowly, and the flight attendants for some reason had to trade with another plane) I was in the air on well on my way to India.
I was lucky to be placed in an exit row so I very literally had 8 feet of leg room. Not too shabby. I got myself comfortable and floated between sleeping, reading, and watching Criminal Minds over my fifteen hour flight. In all honesty, it really didn't seem that long. The food was good, I had ear plugs to drown out crying babies, and a few blankets.
Once we landed at our gate, there was quite a walk to get to customs. I feel as though it took longer to walk there than the entire process of being approved and finding my suitcase! About the suitcase. My suitcase, contrary to my negativity, DID make it with me to India. Had it not, I'm not entirely sure what I would have done wearing the same exact clothes for 4 or more days.
My taxi was waiting in a sea of native persons all with signs of customers. I've got to say, it was pretty overwhelming trying to find my name on one of atleast 100 sheets of paper. It only took me a moment to spot my driver. From there, we walked to the van and forced our way into the insane driving of India. I still am unsure how we made it to the hotel without crashing in to at least four cars. It truly amazes me how precise and confident the drivers are here in India. Another thing to get used to: cars drive on the opposite side of the road. I had to take a moment to remind myself as we pulled out into traffic not to scream "Wrong lane!!". Thankfully, I kept my mouth closed and tried to take in all that I could. There are a massive amount of people out and about at 1 a.m., there is a ton of trash all over the roads and sidwalks, and seemingly endless construction.
That being said, I'm in a cozy single room with air conditioning and my bed is calling to me. I hope to upload some more pictures in the coming days, so keep checking back!
Goodnight from Mumbai,
Nikki
I was lucky to be placed in an exit row so I very literally had 8 feet of leg room. Not too shabby. I got myself comfortable and floated between sleeping, reading, and watching Criminal Minds over my fifteen hour flight. In all honesty, it really didn't seem that long. The food was good, I had ear plugs to drown out crying babies, and a few blankets.
Once we landed at our gate, there was quite a walk to get to customs. I feel as though it took longer to walk there than the entire process of being approved and finding my suitcase! About the suitcase. My suitcase, contrary to my negativity, DID make it with me to India. Had it not, I'm not entirely sure what I would have done wearing the same exact clothes for 4 or more days.
My taxi was waiting in a sea of native persons all with signs of customers. I've got to say, it was pretty overwhelming trying to find my name on one of atleast 100 sheets of paper. It only took me a moment to spot my driver. From there, we walked to the van and forced our way into the insane driving of India. I still am unsure how we made it to the hotel without crashing in to at least four cars. It truly amazes me how precise and confident the drivers are here in India. Another thing to get used to: cars drive on the opposite side of the road. I had to take a moment to remind myself as we pulled out into traffic not to scream "Wrong lane!!". Thankfully, I kept my mouth closed and tried to take in all that I could. There are a massive amount of people out and about at 1 a.m., there is a ton of trash all over the roads and sidwalks, and seemingly endless construction.
That being said, I'm in a cozy single room with air conditioning and my bed is calling to me. I hope to upload some more pictures in the coming days, so keep checking back!
Goodnight from Mumbai,
Nikki
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