Solo Women Travelers in Mumbai (Part 5 of Return to India)
After a late night, Una and I began our first day on our own in India very slowly. I spent what seemed like hours on the phone booking a driver and guide for the next day. We arranged for an Elderhostel friend, a lady who also stayed a few extra days in Mumbai, to join us. Una, an accomplished marathon runner, donned her shorts and went for her mandatory daily run. Her habit gave me dependable alone time to read or shower without interruption. Some days I even walked behind her as she trotted along. By noon we were both ready for lunch at the Taj café. Remembering pleasant lunches Tom and I had eaten there years before, I ordered “my usual,” the fillet of Pomfret. It arrived as delicate and tasty as in my memory! After lunch, eager to share more places I had enjoyed in the winter of [...]