"I think I just depreciated that chair by at least $100 - just by sitting in it." -Andy, after sitting in a US$20,000 chair.
"You must have a hard time keeping those things in stock. They must fly off the shelves like hot cakes." -Seth, referring to the aforementioned chair.
For Andy's Going Away Weekend, I wouldn't have expected anything less than gratuitous laughing, drinking, dancing, and unrestrained revelry. The weekend started out quietly enough with the Friday night arrival of our favorite CNN correspondent and Delhi-ite, Seth Doane! Andy took the night to rest-up while Seth and I had dinner at Seijou - a really cool, modern Asian restaurant with fantastic seafood, LA-ish ambiance, and bathrooms shaped like eggs (of course they are).
The next morning, Andy, Seth, Ellen and I piled into a car and headed to the other Taj hotel in Mumbai, the Taj Mahal. This Taj is about an hour away from where our Taj is in Bandra, but more in the heart of the tourist district (our rooms looked out over the Gateway of India, the biggest tourist attraction in the city). This is also the hotel which houses my favorite club in Mumbai, Insomnia. We arrived at about 1pm and ate a late lunch of caprese salads and iced tea before doing some shopping near the hotel. The weather was beautiful this weekend, so we hung out by the pool for a few hours before getting ready for dinner. Lots of champagne later, we were showered and ready for dinner at Indigo where we were joined by Vinod and Maria (Andy's boss and his wife), Arish (one of the principles of Prana) and his friend for dinner. As the night progressed, more of Andy's friends arrived until we decided that it was time for dancing at Insomnia. We arrived at the perfect time (just as the club was starting to pick up) and established ourselves as the best dancers in the club before any of the riff raff showed up. Stage dancing, tequila shots (some of which we drank, some of which spilled...I am still beside myself), and dancing snaps. I was reminded why this is my favorite club in India - too, too much fun. We ended the night with grilled cheese and tomato soup at the hotel coffee shop.
This morning, we all breakfasted and recapped the previous night's debauchery. Then Seth and I went for a long walk along the ocean before a quick dip at the pool and check out. A quick, yet excruciatingly delicious lunch at Indigo's gourmet store/mini-restaurant and then a traffic-less ride back to our Taj in Bandra. Seth rushed to the airport and I rushed to my couch.
I'm sad to loose my travel buddy, but so excited that he is a few weeks away from the happiest day of his life...
Congratulations and good luck, buddy! Mumbai won't be the same without you.
"You must have a hard time keeping those things in stock. They must fly off the shelves like hot cakes." -Seth, referring to the aforementioned chair.
For Andy's Going Away Weekend, I wouldn't have expected anything less than gratuitous laughing, drinking, dancing, and unrestrained revelry. The weekend started out quietly enough with the Friday night arrival of our favorite CNN correspondent and Delhi-ite, Seth Doane! Andy took the night to rest-up while Seth and I had dinner at Seijou - a really cool, modern Asian restaurant with fantastic seafood, LA-ish ambiance, and bathrooms shaped like eggs (of course they are).
The next morning, Andy, Seth, Ellen and I piled into a car and headed to the other Taj hotel in Mumbai, the Taj Mahal. This Taj is about an hour away from where our Taj is in Bandra, but more in the heart of the tourist district (our rooms looked out over the Gateway of India, the biggest tourist attraction in the city). This is also the hotel which houses my favorite club in Mumbai, Insomnia. We arrived at about 1pm and ate a late lunch of caprese salads and iced tea before doing some shopping near the hotel. The weather was beautiful this weekend, so we hung out by the pool for a few hours before getting ready for dinner. Lots of champagne later, we were showered and ready for dinner at Indigo where we were joined by Vinod and Maria (Andy's boss and his wife), Arish (one of the principles of Prana) and his friend for dinner. As the night progressed, more of Andy's friends arrived until we decided that it was time for dancing at Insomnia. We arrived at the perfect time (just as the club was starting to pick up) and established ourselves as the best dancers in the club before any of the riff raff showed up. Stage dancing, tequila shots (some of which we drank, some of which spilled...I am still beside myself), and dancing snaps. I was reminded why this is my favorite club in India - too, too much fun. We ended the night with grilled cheese and tomato soup at the hotel coffee shop.
This morning, we all breakfasted and recapped the previous night's debauchery. Then Seth and I went for a long walk along the ocean before a quick dip at the pool and check out. A quick, yet excruciatingly delicious lunch at Indigo's gourmet store/mini-restaurant and then a traffic-less ride back to our Taj in Bandra. Seth rushed to the airport and I rushed to my couch.
I'm sad to loose my travel buddy, but so excited that he is a few weeks away from the happiest day of his life...
Congratulations and good luck, buddy! Mumbai won't be the same without you.
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