While the monsoons open up another vista altogether at the Apollo Bunder, the early morning scene there is also very dear to her. "The joggers, the gwalas, the people who come to feed the pigeons, the sailing crafts, the motorboats, the liners...it is all so very beautiful," she exults. And of course, the Taj with its old world charm, which she spent three years researching, and the strangely-angled Gateway of India, are two big reasons why she choose Apollo Bunder over Marine Drive, Mumbai University or Banganga-- her other three favourite spots. "The Gateway is built at that angle because there was a plan, which didn't materialise, to build a long promenade starting from that point to the Regal circle," she informs.

She also tells you that Apollo Bunder gets its name from the pallav fish and not Apollo, the Sun God as is commonly believed. "And besides, it is one of the few spots left which remind us that Bombay is an island city."