The skyline, too, is changing in this magnificent city of abject contrasts. 'It's going to rival Dubai', said my host as we peered out at a new 40 storey block going up just in front of his sitting room window. 'We used to be able to look out across the bay as far as Coloba.... but then they built the tower, just there, giving us a concrete wall instead and now this new tower will add to it and block out the light', he explained that by not building a bridge across to the mainland, the shortage of accommodation was becoming acute and driving up property prices, a very desirable objective for those who stood to gain by it !
But for most of the population, the view is not of much concern, they live on the streets and speeding along in the black and yellow taxi cab early in the morning on the way to the airport, the street dwellers were just starting their day, bodies were being lathered in soap, hair was being washed - their bathroom was right there - their ablutions for all to see.
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