Dropped into Leopold's the other day with one of my fave partners in crime, Ar S. I was in Mumbai to see my parents and sis off, and once done, i figured its time i visited this place i'v heard a lot about. Since AS is still recovering from a bad accident, we had to take the long taxi trip from Goregaon to Colaba, though it did provide us a good view of Mumbai from one end to another. Considering that i have been wanting to visit the place ever since i fell in love with "Shantaram" and its characters, when we did finally zero in on the place, it was a bit surprising. It looked like an innocuous enough place. The place had become more famous recently in the light of the recent terror attacks in Mumbai (there are a couple of bullet holes still preserved in the glass). However, the place was thronging with foreigners and Indians alike. I guess that is the one of the best responses that people can give... "cant scare us off".
Anywayz... we stayed there for a while before we decided to get off and hit one of our favourite sheesha joints for a puff. Considering it was his recovery period, he wasnt really supposed to have anythin to drink.. but what the hell.. we had finally come to Leopolds, so we ordered a couple of Becks'. The whole time i was there i kept imagining i could see Gregory David Roberts and his pals discussing life, love and other philosophies on one of the tables, but i guess i was letting my imagination run away a bit there.
So thats another spot added to my list of fave hotel getaways in Mumbai and Pune.
2 comments:
You went there? They say its a very nice place to be. Even if the mumbai blast hadnt happened.
yep.. it sure is... u shd see the way they serve their beer pitchers!
and yea... like i said.. i did not go ther coz of the mumbai issue.. had been wantin to go ther since i read Shantaram!
Post a Comment