no amount of trips to little india could have prepared me for the chaos that was mumbai. was so very fortunate to have a family friend meet me at the airport and bring me right to the apartment. but, most embarrassingly, a few hours in mumbai was more than my delicate constitution (hah) could handle and after too little deliberation, i decided to get myself on the first plane out of mumbai.
the obvious destination was goa.
the same family friend had a holiday home there (whew!) and miraculously made the arrangements for me to spend the week in his goan pad. plus his sister and in-laws still lived in goa and would be on hand. just in case. nothing like having an emergency contact in a strange land :)
it was a charmed escapade to goa, if i may say so myself. was absolutely impressed with kingfisher airline (they model themselves after virgin airlines, complete with larger-than-life CEO). at the airport drop off point, there was a kingfisher counter where the nice lady printed my return ticket for free. indian airports require a ticket before you can even set foot beyond the driveway! once i stepped in, a kingfisher staff beeped me through the electronic "self" check in and i just had to drop my mammoth suitcase off! never have i breezed through check-in with such ease. who'd have thought! +points mumbai domestic departure terminal...
the 40min flight was comfortable. the stewardesses amazingly managed to serve both drinks immediately after take off, followed soon after by a hot meal. and they cleared everything before we began our descent. talk about efficient service!
landing in goa was respite from the hustle and bustle of mumbai. was met by family friend' brother-in-law who had pre-arranged a taxi that wouldn't take me for a ride to the goan apartment (over an hour from the airport) and off it was!
and so began a glorious week in goa. ate SO WELL. didn't see a steady stream of gourmet meals coming when i left singapore for yindia. in fact, i did some defensive eating in goa i.e. overeating and counting on getting delhi belly at least once. but the runs never came! most miraculous indeed. then again, i might've bordered on paranoia in terms of hygiene, brushing my teeth with mineral water even. but admittedly, i was a teensy tiny bit disappointed that i didn't kena food poisoning which would've compensated for the gluttony :( trust you know the drill by now! will be posting a little something on india for the next week or so. do check back if you're interested to hear how the rest of the holiday went :)
only in india!
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