We all know and love King Louie from The Jungle Book and don't we all think that monkeys are just the cutest? How many of you, at one point or another in your life, thought it would be so cool to have a monkey for a pet? Be honest! I certainly have...that is until recently!
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| Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai |
On Sunday, Rick, Larani, Tully and I joined some of our new friends, Bobbie Jo, Nancy and Zach, for a true Bombay adventure! We made our way to South Mumbai, first stopping at the Taj Hotel to use the very fancy facilities before crossing over to the Gateway to India and then, onto the boat for a trip out to Elephanta Island!
We met our first monkey shortly after our arrival. Our tour guide, Krisha, had warned us that the monkeys were quite aggressive and to keep our cokes and chips either out of sight or tightly in our grip. We began our assent up the 120 steps, which are lined with vendors selling everything from snacks, to clothes, to carved items, when suddenly, in front of Rick and I, there was a commotion. I wasn't really sure what was happening at first...a squeal, the small group of people in front of us jumped backwards, nearly knocking Rick down!. Then I saw it! An aggressive little monkey had swung from a nearby tree, swiped the unopened 20 ounce Coke bottle from a person's hand and was crouched on the sidewalk right in front of us! He had "his" Coke tucked under his arm and was glaring at the former owner---just daring him to try to take that soda back! When no one offered to rescue The Real Thing from the angry primate, he proceeded to leap to the top of the rock wall and twist the cap. Pop spewed from the bottle like an erupting volcano! The monkey ran to the closest tree and scampered up to a low hanging branch, where he proceeded to have a Coke and smile!
Oh, funny, Kelli. I remember the nasty little monkeys attacking our van at the petting zoo in Gentry AR. He scared me to death, jumping on my windshield and smacking the glass. No. No pet monkeys.
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