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On the first weekend, me and my colleague L went to downtown Colaba for shopping. The car ride from our hotel near the airport going to Colaba took about an hour (and there was no traffic). We first passed by The Bombay store (http://www.bombaystore.com), which is a huge store selling different types of Indian wares, from clothes, leather bags, accessories, shoes, to household items like table clothes, pillow covers, bed sheets, chimes, boxes, statues and stationary items. I think we spent more than an hour just going through each and every nook of the store. Eventually we came out a few rupees less as I bought a colorful Indo-western kurti, some cute elephant chimes and a red bell.
Next stop was a large clothing store called fabindia (http://www.fabindia.com). Unfortunately, I didn’t buy anything because the clothes did not fit me (they had very few selection of XS and S size clothes) and the designs were plain.
By this time, L and I were both hungry and we decided to stop by Indigo restaurant (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/mumbai/D36261.html) for lunch. Too bad, it was closed since it was already 3pm, instead, they directed us to their Indigo café, which was a few blocks away. Indigo Delicatessen (http://www.indigodeli.com) was a 2-storey café which was bustling with customers (tourists and locals) when we arrived. We were able to grab a small table for 2 and I immediately ordered for a filet mignon (only 415 rupees!), green apple and melon smoothie, and yummy chocolate mud cake. Sated and tired from the heat, we decided to head back to our hotel.
On the way home, we passed by Paaneri (http://www.paaneri.com), another Indian clothes store selling cloth, ready-to-wear kurtis, sarees and salwar. I ended up buying a few more kurtis for my mom and sis-in-law and some leggings for myself. Overall, a fun shopping experience in india.
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