Saturday, September 11, 2004
In Mumbai (Bombay) now ...
I'm in Mumbai right now, waiting for the transfer flight. The trip is very long and I only got 6 hrs of sleep in the Amsterdam to Mumbai flight. Very tired.
The airport at Amsterdam has surprising service provided, which is casino and even massagae. Don't worry, I didn't use any of those services.
The airport in Mumbai is very very ghetto. Imagine the old Kowloon airport in HK, but even worst. But they have a surprising mix of services, like this internet cafe. Nothing fancy, but at least they have LCD screen. The physical infrastructure of the building is very old and at times seems crippled. To transfer us between terminals, a very primitive mean isused, a coach bus.
A drinking fountain in the airport with "Safe Water". Riiiggghhhhtttt .....
I couldn't make any calls because there isn't instructions on the phonesfor calling collect calls. And no way am I gonna use my visa.
The weather here is not hot, not cold. Maybe it is because of nighttime. Short sleeves are ok.
The people in India are very Mainland China like. You can sense their"goo wak" in their eyes. And the sales of travelling services and currency exchange are pretty aggressive. Luckily I have my practice of politely ignoring them from HK. But in general, the people are nice and willing to help.
The airport at Amsterdam has surprising service provided, which is casino and even massagae. Don't worry, I didn't use any of those services.
The airport in Mumbai is very very ghetto. Imagine the old Kowloon airport in HK, but even worst. But they have a surprising mix of services, like this internet cafe. Nothing fancy, but at least they have LCD screen. The physical infrastructure of the building is very old and at times seems crippled. To transfer us between terminals, a very primitive mean isused, a coach bus.
A drinking fountain in the airport with "Safe Water". Riiiggghhhhtttt .....
I couldn't make any calls because there isn't instructions on the phonesfor calling collect calls. And no way am I gonna use my visa.
The weather here is not hot, not cold. Maybe it is because of nighttime. Short sleeves are ok.
The people in India are very Mainland China like. You can sense their"goo wak" in their eyes. And the sales of travelling services and currency exchange are pretty aggressive. Luckily I have my practice of politely ignoring them from HK. But in general, the people are nice and willing to help.
