ideal sunday

An Ideal Sunday for Mumbai Girls

Ramya Chaturvedi

‘Live life King Size’ has always been my motto and though one cannot actively practice that everyday, Sunday is the day when this proverbial thought to take shape.  For a teenage girl like me who loves to laugh with their best(budd)ies, Sunday is our day. Sunday mantras differ from one gal to another but here is what I do with my gal-pals on my ideal Sunday.

It is true that a girl and her bed on Sunday is an endless love affair, so sleep as much as you want to. Start your morning with an energetic watermelon virgin mojito. Stretch a little bit and get ready for a spa day. If you are a sporty person and want to start your day with a workout, try out Zumba classes or go for a swim at Mumbai’s oldest swimming pool called ‘Mafatlal’. You could also go to your favourite salon and get a pedicure and manicure done. My personal favourite is Déssange or JCB. Get the intense cuticle manicure done. Try to run local for sometime. Explore the Colaba Causeway and Kala Ghoda. Go and buy those cool Indianised print pattern pants that are so much in fashion these days.  Explore the Indian couture culture by visiting places such as Fab India, West Side or Cottons. One can find several shoe shops on the street at Colaba Causeway, with shoes starting INR 100 only. Don’t forget to buy scarfs and local bags out there. There are several small shops where you can find anything like even a metal purse!  Top up your clothes shopping with antique jewellery with the filter coffee off the local streets. If you get tired and hungry there are always Theobroma brownies ready for you. Don’t miss your evening snacks at the Kala Ghoda Café or the Colaba social. After this busy afternoon go to a spa and get a nice aromatherapy massage done. In the evening go out with your friends for dinner and catch up with a rom-com movie. One can even go clubbing with friends at places like Tryst, Tote on the Turf and Royalty.

Girls and fun in Mumbai truly complement each other like no other city in the world! Mumbai is safe and the oddest of people are gallants towards the youth for the times have changed for good. This is my world and my idea of an ideal Sunday for a girl like me…what is yours?