What we did: Train Aurangabad to Mumbai, doctor, Argo
Budget: 3500R/$70; Spent: 4929R/$99
This morning we got up very early to catch our train back to Mumbai. Bouts of serious stomach cramps and pains were hitting me the much of the train ride. By around 10am the non-AC car we were sitting in became very hot and when you're not feeling well, this makes things feel much worse. To put it mildly, it was painful and all I could think about was how much I would rather be at home.
We arrived in Mumbai at around 2pm and took a taxi to our hotel which was much closer than the last time we arrived in Mumbai, (thank the lord!). In fact a whole 100 minutes closer. Of course our taxi still ripped us off though on the ride there and didn't even put on his metre. We're pretty sure it was set at 23 km the whole time, which meant we had to pay almost $10 for a 15 min ride. In India this is very expensive.
It's difficult to put into words how happy we were when we arrived at our hotel. It is an excellent hotel. Reception saw that I wasn't feeling well and offered me water or juice and then immediately took me to our awesome, clean, bright room while Jeff checked us in.
We then spent the entire afternoon in our room, resting. At around 6pm, we went to see doctor who fortunately for us was located right next door to our hotel. It finally felt like luck was on our side for once. The doctor was impressively thorough and patient with our questions, even with the lineup waiting outside his door. It was so nice not to feel rushed for once. In Canada that feeling in the doctor's room is all too common and it's such a shame we feel that way. Did I mention we only paid 400 Rupees for the visit? That's $4 each. He prescribed some medication for us both and then off we went to a chemist aka pharmacist. Yup in India they call pharmacists, chemists.
The doctor recommended we start eating curds (yogurt) for their probiotics which would help our digestive systems. He said that stomach ailments for foreigners is so common because we arrive with no immunities to the bacteria often found here. He recommended that our diets be very strict for the next few days and he encouraged us to see him again if we weren't feeling better in a couple days.
After buying our medication we went looking for curds (yogurt); eventually we found a grocery store and picked some up, along with cookies.
From there we went for dinner at hotel restaurant, we took it easy on food and just ate some vegetable soup.
After dinner we watched the movie Argo and went to bed hoping for a good night sleep and for the stomach pains to subside.
Budget: 3500R/$70; Spent: 4929R/$99
This morning we got up very early to catch our train back to Mumbai. Bouts of serious stomach cramps and pains were hitting me the much of the train ride. By around 10am the non-AC car we were sitting in became very hot and when you're not feeling well, this makes things feel much worse. To put it mildly, it was painful and all I could think about was how much I would rather be at home.
We arrived in Mumbai at around 2pm and took a taxi to our hotel which was much closer than the last time we arrived in Mumbai, (thank the lord!). In fact a whole 100 minutes closer. Of course our taxi still ripped us off though on the ride there and didn't even put on his metre. We're pretty sure it was set at 23 km the whole time, which meant we had to pay almost $10 for a 15 min ride. In India this is very expensive.
It's difficult to put into words how happy we were when we arrived at our hotel. It is an excellent hotel. Reception saw that I wasn't feeling well and offered me water or juice and then immediately took me to our awesome, clean, bright room while Jeff checked us in.
We then spent the entire afternoon in our room, resting. At around 6pm, we went to see doctor who fortunately for us was located right next door to our hotel. It finally felt like luck was on our side for once. The doctor was impressively thorough and patient with our questions, even with the lineup waiting outside his door. It was so nice not to feel rushed for once. In Canada that feeling in the doctor's room is all too common and it's such a shame we feel that way. Did I mention we only paid 400 Rupees for the visit? That's $4 each. He prescribed some medication for us both and then off we went to a chemist aka pharmacist. Yup in India they call pharmacists, chemists.
The doctor recommended we start eating curds (yogurt) for their probiotics which would help our digestive systems. He said that stomach ailments for foreigners is so common because we arrive with no immunities to the bacteria often found here. He recommended that our diets be very strict for the next few days and he encouraged us to see him again if we weren't feeling better in a couple days.
After buying our medication we went looking for curds (yogurt); eventually we found a grocery store and picked some up, along with cookies.
From there we went for dinner at hotel restaurant, we took it easy on food and just ate some vegetable soup.
After dinner we watched the movie Argo and went to bed hoping for a good night sleep and for the stomach pains to subside.
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