I can honestly say, that my five days in Mumbai were fantastic - and I came back very relaxed. I promised Ollie I'd write a post akin to some of OJ's way back when he was in Princeton. However, the time seems to have come and gone. Instead, you can have this abridged dribble.... 2 1/2 days of work, 2 1/2 days of play. It was good/useful to experience the Indian office environment and to put the work that I have done over the past few months, and will be doing over the next few weeks, into context. Mumbai as a City is fantastic. Certainly one of extremes. From the window of a taxi it looks quite daunting - there are people absolutely everywhere and the poverty is horrific. But when you actually walk through the streets, you realise that this isn't the case. Whilst I was never on my own, I didn't ever feel threatened. On our days off a colleague and I did all the "things you must do" in Mumbai... the architecture is fantastic (gothic, wonderfully English and yet at the same time so very Indian)... the hotel was fantastic (google the Taj Palace and Tower Mumbai and you'll see why)... the restaurants served the most wonderful cuisine (gorgeous marinated fish)... Elephanta Island, home to caves containing carvings of Siva is a must - wonderfully tranquil in parts... the street markets are fascinating... the beaches are fantastic, especially if you manage to have a drink in a outside bar overlooking the beach at sunset... clubbbing was an experience (3 nights, 6 clubs, lots of bars, lots of booze)... and Virgin upper on the way back. What else can I say?