Chowpatty Beach

photo by Paul

Rachel and I lived in Bangkok for a while a few years back. Like Bangkok, Mumbai is huge, noisy, and traffic-choked. Unlike Bangkok, Mumbai has the sea - at its most charming at Chowpatty beach, where families and tourists come to play and watch the sunset.

Above three photos by Rachel

Chowpatty beach is also home of Mumbai's famous street food, bhelpuri, which is like one of those wild, crazy parties you sometimes hear about but never seem to get invited to, if that party were a salad:

Photo by Rachel, eaten by Paul

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