After the boat trip we then went to the Cottage Industries Emporium where the goods from various local trades where available for sale. The payment process proved to be very trying as you first of all had to take the goods that you wanted in the department to the desk where you then received a note. Once you had been round all the departments you then took all your notes to the cashpoint where you paid for your goods. In the meantime your goods where being sent and packaged to the despatch point where you received your goods once you had produced your receipt. For the few items that I bought this took 20 minutes as I had to queue three times! Patience is indeed a virtue!
After the excitement of the initial shop we then went for a coffee except that the lads decided that as one of them had to purchase a hand bag for his dearly beloved he had better go shopping. After a debate in the shop that may have lasted 5 minutes, a bag was safely purchased. On the way back we also took the opportunity to buy some jewellery as well! You could palpably feel the frustration at the lack of manly activity for 4 residents of the West of Scotland so we reverted to type and went to the café for a drink!
The girls by this point had taken the taxi home and so we were left in Mumbai. The taxi home proved long and eventful as the rush hour had started. We left the centre of Mumbai at approx 6:30 in a taxi which when it rained had the driver wiping the windscreen with this hand to clear the rain to not much effect. After an hour or so of crawling along the taxi driver decided that to get to Thane we need extra petrol however the petrol station that we turned up in would not accept his voucher that the driver had. So this taxi journey had to end and after a period of negotiation we settled on a figure and then had to find another taxi that would take us to Thane. Adam was beginning to get a little worried as the first two drivers did not want to go at the meter rate but then we found a driver and we eventually got in the door around 9:30pm!
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Me and my patience or laok of?!- I don't think I would manage very well! Did David write the first bit?! Surprised if he bought anything he managed to retain and retrieve his receipts!! Tee Hee!
You didn't say in Mumbai part 1 that you went on a boat trip - but perhaps I am being silly and this was meant to be obvious from the picture of the bridge?!
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