Discovering Mumbai and bird watch

Yes of course the vacations are still in full swing. Being born and brought up in mumbai like so many others naturally I know a large part of the city quite well. It was an eye opening experience that the large part of the city i know is actually a very small part indeed. For instance even if I may know quite a few roads along the western side of Mumbai, saying that my knowledge along the central line of Mumbai and the far harbour line is poor would be a huge overstatement. And so it was that I discovered a bit about a place in Mumbai where I have never been before.
The bird watching expedition took me to Sewri, a part of Mumbai I had never been in before. It was an odd experience to see how different this part of the city is from the parts in which I have been. Huge godowns sprawled the extent along the eastern side of sewri. The roads were dusty and desolate, almost as though i had walked into a remote village and not the heart of the biggest metropolis of India. The godown and truck lined road finally brought us to the jetty at Sewri. The road was probably the filthiest one I have seen in Mumbai to date and probably the most desolate road as well.
Well we had come across all this unwelcome landscape to see the migratory birds(flamingoes) who nested on the mud flats of Sewri, Mahul, Airoli and Uran. We were not disappointed. A whole sprawling patch of pink lay before us, like the huge tulip fields of Amsterdam. Some daring flamingoes even ventured to come close to the jetty (though not very close) and all in all it was a most enjoyable experience, watching the curious little birds(they are not that little) digging in the shallows for their food. The hot sun beating down on our heads reminded us that it was time to go back home, so we turned homewards, back through the desolate lands, to the part of the city which truly looked like the Mumbai we were familiar with and from there back home.
Thank you.