The Gateway Of India is a tourist attraction located in Bombay, or as it is now known, Mumbai. It attracts people worldwide and is a popular site for people visiting the city.
The beauty of the site can only really be fully experienced by visiting it as upon going there, it is a great atmosphere.
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Advantages: Cheap, good facilities Disadvantages: Beggars, can get crowded
The Gateway Of India is a tourist attraction located in Bombay, or as it is now known, Mumbai. It attracts people worldwide and is a popular site for people visiting the city.
The beauty of the site can only really be fully experienced by visiting it as upon going there, it is a great atmosphere.
There are many things to do once there. You can take a boat ride around the site which lasts for approximately 45 minutes. For people ... ...horse and carriage ride around the location.
If you are feeling hungry or thirsty, you can go to the Taj Hotel which is expensive but unfaltering in service and quality. On the other hand, you can byu food on the roads which has been freshly prepared and sold cheaply.
If you want to capture your memory of the excursion, there are many photographers who take family pictures for a very reasonable price and you can even get them mailed ... more
The Gateway Of India is a tourist attraction located in Bombay, or as it is now known, Mumbai. It attracts people worldwide and is a popular site for people visiting the city. The beauty of the site can only really be fully experienced by visiting it as upon going there, it is a great atmosphere.
There are many things to do once there. You can take a boat ride around the site which lasts for approximately 45 minutes. For people not too fond of the water, they can take a horse and carriage ride around the location. If you are feeling hungry or thirsty, you can go to the Taj Hotel which is expensive but unfaltering in service and quality. On the other hand, you can byu food on the roads which has been freshly prepared and sold cheaply. If you want to capture your memory of the excursion, there are many photographers who take family pictures for a very reasonable price and you can even get them mailed to wherever youre staying. The price is also brilliant as everything is cheap.
The only bad thing i would say is that because so many people go there, it can get very crowded sometimes which makes it hard for people to use facilities such as go on boat rides or the horse and carriage. Also, there are some beggars but only a small proportion compared to the rest of the city.
People will love this attraction if they like holidaying in an authentic culture which is buzzing.
Advantages: Great historic site to see Disadvantages: To many people there at a time
The Gateway of India is a fabulous site to see. When I was there I was able to walk all the way around the gateway but on previous visits I have only looked though the car because there are crowds of people if go at the wrong times. When I went I was able to look around the long sea front with out any hassle or trouble. There are also places where u can sit along the sea front and looking into the far distance u can see many ships and ferries. The ... ...Hotel. At the Gateway u can have a family picture, this area is scattered by photographers and they are willing to make u a family photo for a very cheap price. On one side of the Gateway you can take a boat ride which will take u around the sea front then back around. This roughly lasts for about 45minutes it is also very cheap. But don't stop there walking along the sea front u will sea many people selling mouth watering freshly cooked food. This ...
udai101 22.09.2005
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Advantages: Classic Tourist Site Disadvantages: A lot of beggars and hawkers
If you are staying in the area, drop by and have a look, take some photos and soak up the atmosphere. If you are feeling flush and can deal with the juxtaposition of filfth and finery, posh and poverty, then drop into the Taj Hotel and get an expensive afternoon tea and look at the Arch out of the windows or take a stroll up the road to the government craft emporium.
But if you aren't staying nearby, would you sit in a taxi for an hour and a half ... ...by the airport) just to get there - probably not. The India Gate in Delhi - similar style, another one you can happily snap out the window of your coach. Call me a philistine but there's a touch of 'Arc de Triomph' about the lot of them. As India's great attractions go, this is one I can take or leave. There's such a lot that you really MUST see and the Gate of India is no Taj Mahal - in this case, I mean the eternal monument to love and not the ...
koshkha 11.04.2006
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