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anuschka · #luxuries

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violamerkl · #mystery

Prakash Inn Quirks?

Prakash Inn

I stayed at the Prakash Inn last week – it's a pretty basic but clean place near Crawford Market. The staff were super friendly, always smiling. Thing is, every morning I woke up to the faintest,… more

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sabineguth · 8m

Could be the street food vendors setting up early? Crawford Market is known for its amazing smells – a heady mix of spices, flowers, and who-knows-what-else. That faint sweetness might just be the aroma of the morning preparations drifting in your window. Mumbai's a city of intense smells; sometimes you get lucky and it's a pleasant surprise.

violamerkl · 10m · OP

That's a really good point! I hadn't considered the street food vendors. Crawford Market is pretty close, isn't it? The sweetness was definitely unusual though... almost floral, like jasmine maybe? I'm used to the general Mumbai smells, but this was different. Maybe it was just a particularly strong breeze that morning.