Khotachi Wadi

There's something about small towns that's always been very appealing to me. I don't know if it's the people and their way of life or the lack of high rises or just the general atmosphere of peace and calm.

It's funny how the big city life is always like a dream for people from smaller towns and the other way round for people from cities. Nobody's ever satisfied with what they have. 

Visiting Khotachi Wadi the other day with my Poodle, reminded me of how much I'd like to live in an interesting little town or village at some point in my life. 

Khotachi Wadi isn't a small town or village though. It's just two small, peaceful lanes in the heart of the buzzing streets of South Bombay. These two lanes are so incredibly full of character, colour and life, that they make you wonder whether you're still in the city of slums and high rises. The architecture is beautiful and I love how all the houses are so colourful and vibrant. Even the alleys have this fascinating, mysterious charm to them!

The people there are probably used to a lot of photographers coming and taking pictures because they would always wait for me to finish clicking my picture before passing by. 

The photo walk was an absolutely wonderful experience. Although, I think it was even more fun because I went with my favourite photo walk buddy, Poodle. 

She took me to a small, Parsi shack for some mint tea and bun maska for the perfect end to the most interesting photo walk I've been to in a while. 

Cheers to Chikoodle in Khotachi Wadi. 

The Madonna mural which Khotachi Wadi is known for. 

There was one particular house that was especially intriguing. The urge to ring the bell and go share the joint the people inside were smoking was there (We could smell the marijuana), but we held ourselves back. The more I look at this picture, the more I want to go back and have a nice conversation with these interesting people. I'm guessing they would have to be interesting to have decorated their house this way.