Wow, we're in Mumbai! (Tues, May 20)

Sorry, we didn't mean to keep y'all hanging on our luggage issues! We were already made aware that our bags would not be coming in until after 11 PM later that night, with an uncertainty of its arrival to our hotel. So yet another day wiithout our luggage.
We started off our morning by joining Zubin, our trip coordinator and host, at the Bombay Gymkhana. He introduced the group to dosas, a large baked crispy crepe that everyone really enjoyed. We ordered a continental-like breakfast and drank multiple bottles of bottled water for our saftey. Some were brave enough to try the masala omlette and variations of dosa. It was a good way to start off our experiences with Indian cuisine.
After breakfast, we joined Mrs. Mathur and her friend, Shaama for shopping. Many of us did not bring much clothing on our carry-ons, so shopping was a necessity. We were very excited to get out of our "old" clothes and into some beautiful Indian kurtas, pants, and shoes. We were definitely styling and looking fashionable with their help. After a morning of shopping, we were hungry and had a delicious Chinese meal at Ling's, which served fresh fish (palm freet), jumbo prawns on skewers, and spring rolls (and that was just appetizers!). For our main meal, we ate white rice with bacon/shrimp, ramen noodles with peas/carrots, chicken and veggie stir-fry. Unfortunately, this is only just a few of the entrees, as it is hard to remember everything. It was a great variety of foods that tasted like Chinese food with an Indian twist.
After lunch, more shopping continued and clothes just weren't fitting us the same (just kidding). We finished and headed back to the hotel to change into our new Indian garments. Our next visit was to Saifee Hospital, a private hospital, in which we visited Dr. Chalaga, neurosurgeon and a few of the physical therapists. We were able to see their Primus system, which is a machine that trains patients, more commonly athletes for their specific sports. It is similar to what we know as a Cybex or Biodex machine but more elaborate. We were informed that only a few of these machine exist worldwide and many professional and elite international athletes have trained using this. We were very excited to have been introduced to it. We will be heading back to their beautiful facilities on Monday for a full day of presentations and a hospital tour.
We then headed to Bombay Gymkhana to eat dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Mathur, Zubin, Dr. Chalaga and a few other members from the club. We had a variety of Indian cuisine, which included tikki and prawn masala, byrani, naan, Indian sausage, along with a lot of other main dishes. We finished our meal with mangoes and pistachio ice cream!
After this long day and jet-lagged, we were very tired and were ready for a restful night.