Mumbai is filled with places situated besides water, restaurants, Lounges, Clubs, Beaches, Residential Apartments, Offices, etc. But there are very few spaces in the city who could compete with Carter Road, Bandra. Carter Road is located in the western suburb of Bandra, just touching the sea.
I have been a regular visitor of Carter road for some years now and it kills me that I haven’t written a single article on it yet. So I decided I’ll just post up once article on it. It’s a short stretch of road adjoining the rocks and the sea where individuals from close by residential apartments to far away places come.
Carter Road is a place which offers everything for everyone, if you are a health conscious individual just start walking, jogging or running on this stretch of beautiful scenic road and you wouldn’t even know when you started. If you like sitting down by the sea and listening to music, you could do just that down by the small openings here and there which give away a small section of the rocks and a short sand stretch which could be termed as a beach in a way. There’s more, if you are a coffee enthusiast you could just laze around at the coffee shops located perfectly in front of the sea to enjoy the beautiful view of the sunset in the evening.
One of the beauty of this place is that it provides you with two completely opposite scenarios in the same day. If you visit Carter Road in the morning you would find it empty, only the morning walkers, joggers and runners would be visible, students coming down to colleges situated near the stretch, and some coffee lovers who would be sitting down in the Coffee shop in front of the sea with a book or the morning newspaper in their hands.
In the evening however, the place is bustling with people. Crowded to such an extent that you would be surprised how many love this place. You would find groups of young adults from every walk of life sitting together and enjoying the evening with each other. You would see models, film stars, businessmen and a lot of fancy cars. There would still be walkers, joggers and runners though ^^. Right at the start of the stretch are small drag along carts who sell different local stuff, and down at the end of the stretch you have cuisine’s from all around the world, Italian, Thai, Chinese, Coffee from around the world, donuts, subway sandwiches, etc anyone and everyone is spoilt for choice. For those who like art, there’s a small shop of a very well known renowned artist by the name Al’s. He’s one of the biggest tattoo artist’s in the country, with young and old both flocking to him for tattoo’s.
Another reason why Carter Road is different is the even though its crowded you still won’t feel its crowded. Moreover everyone loves to see the sunset and carter road offers the perfect setting for such a view. A view which an artist would want on canvas.
There’s an amphitheatre located here on Carter Road where a lot of programs are carried out by the resident association of Carter Road and the likes. Carter Road has been made what it is right now because of the hard work and dedication of such citizen associations who have helped keep green and open spaces proper and made it a wonderful place to come down with family and friends to enjoy a beautiful evening.
All in all, we should help keep Carter Road a wonderful place to enjoy for us, our friends and family, and the future generations to enjoy the beauty of nature and the importance of having a place which acts as a stimulant in every sense of mind and body.
Regards,
TMS.Shammie
(Tejas Shah)
Carter Road Bandra
(Facebook Fan Page and Group Admin)
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