RAJAH & PATAK'S

Wall to wall twilight today & non-stop sleet - pretty mucky murky...

Downtown to replenish the spice shelf.

Have to admit to loving India & most things Indian. India stimulates all the senses - first the smells - you can smell Bombay from 40 miles out to sea - very human. The when you get ashore - the jasmine, the patchouli & coconut oil take over.

At 5 am there's a rising tide of sound - mostly the human voice - then the omnipresent music - mostly raucous - sometimes sublime + the constant honking of horns.

The colours are breath-taking -  you bus past a paddy field of brilliant pale green & there are women up to their knees in saris of orange, magenta & turquoise tucked up to keep dry..

The tastes are the most subtle & sophisticated & -

The touchy-feely's up to your imagination!!