Mere Yaar ki Shaadi, Mumbai se gaya mera dost, ...

No, this is not a Hindi movie music medley. Just a succinct description of the wedding of a pal in Bombay that I attended y'day. Now the bride has moved to one of our favourite cities, Hyderabad.
While we were savouring the delights of a day begun with champagne at 4 am, Bacardi at 10 am, Johnie Walker at 6 pm, assorted liquor brands post 8 pm, we also found time to be in Leopold's, Mondegar and also buy original copies of The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett and the movie Maqbool, about which we had heard much and seen little, from the Colaba Causeway.
Other bonus delights included pani puri from Kailash Parbat.
The only item in shortage in this madness for about 36 hours was sleep