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Wild Winter Weather

February 12, 2008 – 10:53 am

Mumbai has been experiencing its coldest winter ever this summer: yup, temperatures have dipped below 50  Fahrenheit (the newspapers have said 9.7 Celsius). The city has gone absolutely berserk. We see people wearing ski masks, gloves, scarves, earmuffs, and fleece jackets.
If you have to sleep out on the streets, I suppose I can imagine there [...]

By Dave | Posted in Life in India | Comments (2)

Mark this date

December 15, 2007 – 9:34 am

December 15 - after being in Mumbai for 4 and a half months, today is the first day that the temperature is moderate enough, the weather is calm enough, the pollution is low enough, and the outside smells are offensiveless enough for us to turn off the air conditioners and throw open the windows. Ahh, [...]

By Dave | Posted in Family | Comments (2)