MUMBAI

Where to Shop, Where I Ate

We stayed on the Arabian Sea in Nariman Point—so very different in just about every way from Delhi. The air was better, though the humidity was intense. Instead of a smog-muted sun, monsoon-like rain caught us by surprise. There was more opportunity to walk (humidity notwithstanding).

Couldn’t do too much in 48 hours.

.My only big regret was not taking a walking tour of Art Deco Mumbai. I did a double take when I saw the Eros Theatre (recently reworked, and I’m sure they ruined the interiors). I had no idea it had the second largest collection of Deco buildings outside of Miami.

How do I describe Mumbai? In parts, South Beach meets Los Angeles with plenty of Raj and a lot in between.

You’ll want to walk around the Kala Ghoda District. Of course, if you’re a shopper you’d have found it without me. But there’s all sorts of intersting stuff like fish leather.

Those dreamy green leather sabots underneath the card? They were about $250. Pricey but…. When in town you can find them here.

Because of scaffolding I was completely unware that I had spent hours in Keneseth Eliyahoo’s shadows, walking and lunching at a fabulous Lebanese place, hiding in boutiques while the skies opened.

So, having been low on the tourist track, I made a quick dash for it the next morning before my flight.