Aaah! Flora Fountain!Salvation!
The other day I was in FORT area of town for an audit. When I decided to learn a little bit about this area, by walking it. So I began my wonder-wander, and roamed about my own city like a tourist. Happy and lost, satisfying this immense wanderlust that I have. I walked with this huge bemused grin on my face, twirling sometimes mid-step. Walking through the pretty, run down architecture, taking pictures of this and that, asking for directions.... (and as per my observations, pan-beedi waala's and mochis are the BEST people to ask an obscure question like "Bhaiya! XYZ building kaha hain?!")
My way of realising I am not at lost as I appear to be is reaching Flora Fountain, or Hutatma Chowk, as B.E.S.T buses know it. Once on another of my 'Learn-Mumbai-Jaunts', I remember reaching Fountain and whooping with joy! That time, I'd been in too much of a hurry to reach my destination to take a picture of this wonderful monument. So when I reached these ladies this time, I knew I was right in all that lane-guessing. And thus, Salvation.
Ooh btw, if you see Hindi movies, there is no 
way you would not have seen this building, conveniently morphing into Courts, Police stations, libraries and colleges, depending on the demand of the script... Pretty building too.
way you would not have seen this building, conveniently morphing into Courts, Police stations, libraries and colleges, depending on the demand of the script... Pretty building too.(Please excuse the not-so-great pictures! Not that I claim to be an expert photographer, but i use the camera of a nokia phone!)
according to me, the real "bombay" is just the sheer beauty of places like these...esp the vt station..looking at it just makes my day....its so much prettier than the rest of the city..its like being in an another time frame or sumthing..u hav captured it all so well..n the pictures are great too!
ReplyDeleteaccording to me, the real "bombay" is just the sheer beauty of places like these...esp the vt station..looking at it just makes my day....its so much prettier than the rest of the city..its like being in an another time frame or sumthing..u hav captured it all so well..n the pictures are great too!
ReplyDeleteu kno i had seen that fountain but it looks so awesome in this pic....awesome perception u have!!
ReplyDeleteu kno i had seen that fountain but it looks so awesome in this pic....awesome perception u have!!
ReplyDeleteamazing!
ReplyDeleteu are a pro at blogging
i just started