Ghandi, Laundry and my Guide

I’d booked the first driver I came across on Get my Guide and hadn’t really paid much attention to what the tour was. The morning of my tour I had 2 different drivers sending me WhatsApp messages about them being my guide. I ended up getting in the car with Fateh who turned up first at the time I actually wanted to leave. What was I taught about getting in cars with strangers….

Anyway, Fateh asked if I had a list of places I wanted to go. I said no, you’ve got 5 hours show me the best of Mumbai. At first I wasn’t sure if he had got the brief right as we stopped at a laundry… sure it was the biggest outdoor hand wash laundry in Mumbai and all but ummm… yeah. Fortunately it picked up from there.

Next stop was a Gandhi house which was ok. I wasn’t in a reading mood but got the gist through the miniature models. His advice was “go in and look, take pictures and the read about it online later when you have time.” It’s like he knows me already.

Went to a few other major sites after that which scored their own footprint before heading back to the hotel. He asked if I minded paying for the toll road to halve the drive time. For $2 equivalent it as an unequivocal yes from me. Alas some of the toll roads are closed on weekends - random.

On the way we drove along marine drive, home to the mansion of *insert name here of rich guy I don’t know*’s daughter and then 20mins later past slums. India hey. Fateh wanted to do a reel so he cranked up some Bollywood on the radio and did a wave. #wheninrome

A nice little outing seeing the major sites of Mumbai.Read more