Sleeping is tough in this heat. I definitely need water near the bed because I'd wake up dehydrated.
Today, Cecil, uncle, and I took a boat ride to Elephanta Island, about 11km from Mumbai. Elephanta Island island is the home of the Elephanta Caves, which are three temples for Lord Shiva that were carved out of solid rock some time between 2nd century B.C. and 12th century A.D. (According to this sign). These caves are spectacular. (Check out this picture). It's unfortunate because the Portugese used it as a firing range and many of the sculptures have been desecrated.
Leon (Cecil's son) and Gia (Leon's cousin) took me out on the town in Mumbai. Ok, I wouldn't call it out on the town because it is a Wednesday and there's not much going on. They took me to a place called the Gym...I don't know if that's the name of the place or a generic name. Well, it was one of their friend's birthday. Afterwards, we went out to search for a club. Apparently, five star hotels have the clubs. We went to one five star hotel (can't remember the name) and Gia went in to check it out for us. Too many guys. Hmm...seems like nothing is different here in India. We left and were driving to a place called Fluid. On the way there though, we passed by Shah Rukh Khan's house (Monica will be so excited!). From what we saw, it wasn't that impressive. Anyways...we went to a place called Fluid. It was kinda dead. Not many people. There were some cute girls though. To be honest, I didn't see much difference to an Indian party back in the states. The difference was that the music was very American and people weren't dressed up in black pants. To be cool, jeans are the way to go. Even though things are generally cheaper in India, alcohol isn't.
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