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Southern India

We rode through many streets and parts of the city.  What a blast. It made my day for sure.
Salt is used for various spiritual reasons, with several testimonies recorded from breakthrough to restoration to spiritual protection, fortification, and others. This is why it is often used in important events and rituals that involve declarations and prayers.
Titan with his Honda motorcycle
Yours truly with Titan's Honda. That was so much fun riding the streets of Cochin.
We stopped at a local restaurant for coffee and learn more about our new friends. They have been sharing their town on backs of motorcycles for sometime , even prior to the Covid shut down. They are so glad to be able to restart program of friendship.
Ran into a group of local Boy Scouts and their leader. I told them I was a Boy Scout many years ago in the US and they wanted a photo with me.  A great exchange of friendship.
We arrived mid day in Mumbai.  Here you find a mobile carriage to get around the city
Mumbai Harbor
Gateway to India monument under restoration  harbor side.
Dennis our guide speaking with some of the local vendors along the harbor side.
Popcorn for sale
Side view of the famous Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
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Intersection in front of the Taj Mahal Palace and the Gateway to India Monument.
The Gateway of India is an arch-monument completed in 1924 on the waterfront of Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of George V for his coronation as the Emperor of India in December 1911. He was the first British monarch to visit India.
 Built in 1903, The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai is India's first luxury hotel. Offering panoramic views of the Arabian Sea and the Gateway of India.
Everyone wants to take your photo for a price. He did take the group photo of us.
On November 26, 2008, Mumbai's Taj Hotel witnessed a terrorist siege, leaving many dead and taken many hostages. The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower,  was occupied by the terrorists for more than three days, resulting in the deaths of 34 people and 28 people injured.
The tower at the Taj Mahal Palace
View of the restoration of the Gateway to India monument.

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