The area around the airport is not designed for tourists to leave their hotels. However, millions of people live near here in both slums and apartment blocks. We took a reasonably long walk (3 miles?) along very busy streets and through a residential neighborhood. Crossing these busy streets is a skill I'm still working on!
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| A power and light pole along the yet-to-be monorail system. This doesn't even come close the web of wires on similar poles in Kolkata. |
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| This is India. Cows rule! No matter how busy the street. This is about a half-mile from the International Airport terminal. |
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| Right around the corner from the cows. I'm not sure which came first, the trees or the street. A water bottle is hanging in the tree next to the chair. Clearly someone likes this spot! |
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| In the larger cities, water trucks deliver potable water. The hotel has just finished repairing their swimming pool and has been filling the pool with water from trucks like this. |
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| The airport is named for Chhatrapati Shivaji, the "Hero of Maharashtra" who ended the Mughal reign over most of India. This statue is in a small garden near the entrance to the airport. |
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| To the best of my Google-translate augmented Hindi (but it's probably in Marathi), the plaque says "Victorius Chhapatrai, Victorious Shivaji". |
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