Mumbai (Bombay)

...two weeks in India. Mumbai though, was a revelation. It is well off the usual tourist tours offered by the UK operators such as Bales or TravelSphere. Many people will only use it as a stepping stone before traveling onto other more glamourous places in India but it does deserve a closer look as there are many sites and experiences on offer. I found that the thoughts and feelings that Mumbai imparted will stay with me for far longer than the tourist ...
...Sunday or public holiday. Mumbai is full of architectural lovelies and this stretch of drive is no exception being full of lovely buildings and houses from the 30`s and 40`s, many designed in the vogue of that time - Art Deco! In any other town or city, such wonderful designs would have long been bull-dozed away into history! 8. Malabar Hill. Continue along Marine Drive, past Chowpatty Beach and you`ll end up in one of Mumbais premiere residential ...

bwanamdevu 03.07.2004 · Read full review
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...is about my time in Mumbai or Bombay, which ever you want to call it. I spent a total of 5 nights in this buzzing, beautiful yet populated city. My first trip to Mumbai was when I was about 6 years old, I hated it 100%, however at the age of 18, I found myself enjoying my second trip to this city, and I could actually go to clubs, travel on my own and explore the city with some independence. This review will focus more on what I saw during my time ...
...day go there, remember although Mumbai is a beautiful city, its still very dangerous. Furthermore, you will here an encounter of how I and my family were stuck in Mumbai during the dreadful July monsoon storm, which left us trapped in a car for about 26 hours, more about that during the review. History of Mumbai: Mumbai has a long lifeline of history spanning almost 500 years ago when the Portuguese came and established the city, then known as ...

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Mumbai derives its name from Mumba Devi a local diety worshipped by the Maratha fisher folk of the region. Mumba Devi is the goddess of sea and according to folklores she blessed the region and took care of the Fisherman community. When India was under the British rule the name Mumbai got slightly changed , as they were unable to pronounce the name , and was called Bombay for all official purposes. But the locals continued to refer to it as Mumbai ...
...I grew up calling Mumbai as Bombay and I am yet to get used to calling it Mumbai. For me Bombay has remained a dream city, whatever the harsh realities may be, I still have a special feeling for this city. I visited Mumbai in the late seventies as a student . My first impression of the city was very favourable. It was no doubt far more crowded than Bangalore or any other city I had visited , but it had a certain charm. There were broad tree filled ...

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...Like my review on India, Mumbai has also had a nostalgic aspect and cant take anything away from this great city, were every person getting out of the VT (CST NOW) railway station comes out with a dream. Mumbai or Bombay Like Shakespeare has said, what’s there in Name? How true, by changing the name will that change the city of Bombay or Mumbai …No it won’t. It is sad that because of few morons, the name conversion has been taken ...
...past... ------------------------ Anyways, Mumbai is a place, which has been always liked by many rulers, and the English liked it so much that they gave it as a dowry gift to its Queen. It’s a mix of 7 islands. The Portuguese initially occupied it and the first Parsi trader Dorabji Nanabhai had settled in this city of dreams, hence you can see good amount of Parsi Population in Mumbai. In the 20th Century lots of Textile mills started setting ...

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...the most populous Indian city. Mumbai is located on an island off the west coast of India. With an estimated metropolitan population of 17 million, it is the third largest metropolitan area in the world, and clustered along with its outlying satellite townships. The city, which has a deep natural harbor, is also the largest port in western India, handling over half of India's passenger traffic. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India, and houses ...
...immense business opportunities available in Mumbai and the relatively high standard of living, it has attracted migrants from all over India and South Asia, making the city of various communities and cultures. Within Mumbai is located Bollywood, the epicenter of the country's Hindi film and television industry, producing the world's highest number of films annually. The city, being in the tropical zone and on the coast of Arabian Sea, the climate ...

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Mumbai is the second-largest city in India, and my goodness you notice it. There are people literally wherever you go, and I would guess that the phrase 'peace and quiet' is more one for idle dreams than common colloquialisms. You'll find that you have to fight for every inch on the pavement, in the shops, on the road, and even in your own hotel, but that fight is worth every minute. In terms of actual sights, it's surprising how much a busy, polluted ...
...is not to say that Mumbai does not have its drawbacks. The touts are undoubtedly persistent and annoying, and walking out of the airport involves running a gauntlet. But this is common in all developing countries, and across India, and shouldn't be held against it. As long as you keep your head (and your money), you will be absolutely fine. Of more concern to me was the weather - it can be horribly energy-sapping at times, with the extreme humidity ...

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I went to India approximately 2 years ago to visit my grandmother. It was only the second time I had been to this country and could hardly remember the first time as I was only 8 (I know I SHOULD remember but my as I get old my memory fails me) After putting up with an 8 hour flight of ears popping, stuffy seats, horrible tasteless food, cut down movies that seem to make no sense and the constant god awful noise of the engine that seems to go on ...
...we go", I thought, "CUSTOMS!". I had been dreading this moment since we'd landed. You see, Indian Customs are not the friendliest places in the world. In fact I'd rather spend a day, no a week, locked up with my manager who tends to show psychopathic traits every time he's having yet another mood swing. The thing I don't like about Indian customs is that if they're feeling in a bad mood they'll ask you to open your suitcase, completely ransacking ...

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...to be a part of Mumbai Road Culture. Join every conceivable form of 2,3,4,5,6 wheelers and 2,4 legged transport contributing to the pandemonioum. Make sure you are a part of one. Sewage Canal Cruise - Explore the city through the best connected trasportation network in the world. It stops only at SV road, Dadar and Sion. It ends at flora fountain. This cruise is sponsored by the AXED effect. Chor Bazaar - Where can you pick a video Cam for 3000 ...
...ancsetors. The Rise of Mumbai - Witness history in the Making , as you go through the pillars of the cities development. Watch the construction of flyovers. Think how your grandchildren will look up to you when you say that you had witnessed the rise of Mumbai. The Movies - Go attend the premiere of the latest ’’Da ’’ Movie in town . Based on your luck u might get to see a MithunDa or a GoivnDa movie.if you dont know hindi, ...

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...The perception of Bombay or Mumbai that Im going to write is truly my opinion, and I mean no offence to anyone. I arrived in the monsoon season in India, which was in July, as soon as we landed; all I could see was shanty towns and huts everywhere from the plane window. As soon as we got off, oh god! Literally if felt like walking into an oven, it was so stuffy!! Now, all those familiar with India, know about the dodgy police. For those who don't, ...
...get very little wage, and I mean very little, if I have to guess around £30-40 a month. They earn their money by what's called rishwat. This basically means that let me give you an example, when I went the previous year, I've always wanted to ride a motorbike, so I learnt how to and bought one. One day riding my bike, I was stopped by the police, for no reason whatsoever, firstly, they go that there's something wrong with my tyres, and when they ...

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Mumbai (Formerly Know as Bombay) is my Home Town. I grew up in this lively city. Its the capital of Maharashtra a state in India. Its one of the most populated metropolitan city in the world. It is is the commercial and entertainment center of India. It is one of the world's top ten centers of Commerce. we also call it Ammchi Mumbai in marathi, the language use in Maharashtra State. It has the Famous Gateway Of India, which attracts a lot of tourist, ...
...Historic sites like Elephanta Caves...... Mumbai has got many places to visit 7 it has fast life style, a very good night life number of night clubs you can visit. Mumbai in my words works 24*7. The climate of the city, being in the tropical zone has two the humid season, and the dry season. Between June & September its Raining over here. It holds theBCCI headoffice, It also has the Haji Ali Dargah in the sea which is visited by people from every ...

majeedkazi 28.03.2008 · Read full review
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We visited Mumbai last month as part of a longer trip in India. We only had 2 days to see the main attractions and thoroughly enjoyed it. Below is a short guide of how to do Mumbai in 2 days. Guidebook: Lonely Planet's Best of Mumbai does the trick. Short, concise and well written. Also, buy yourself the local Timeout which is a great source for finding out what's on in the city. Staying: Marine Plaza on Marine Drive. Very good service, right on ...
...You must experience the Ambassador Black/Yellow taxi cabs - with their neon lights and leopard print seat covers, they are a fun ride. Most taxi cab drivers will be more than happy to offer you a daily rate and will drive you to wherever you want to go and wait for you to return. I recommend this if, like us, you only have a short amount of time in the city. Food: I highly recommend the Khyber Restaurant in the Kala Gora area. Fantastic sub-continent ...

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My parents never really enjoyed staying in Mumbai, it was too loud and over-crowded for them. However I loved every second of being there. There was always so much going on that you never seem to get bored. And if you ever felt you needed a change of environment, you could easily jump into the many taxi's roaming about and ask the driver to whisk you away to another location. You would also never be short of finding souvenir's for dear and near ...
...cards could be found at almost every street corner. Just make sure you do some haggling before you part with your cash as prices will always be quoted 4-fold more to what they originally are! The key to making most of your stay in this great city is to 'plan ahead.' Make a list of all the attractions or the, 'type of attractions,' that would interest you then hook up with a cab driver. Tell him exactly what your after and get a fixed price off him. ...

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...India. I had been to Mumbai for 4-5 times. Everytime I found new face of Mumbai. But the common thing which has never change is friendly people, cheap food, busy streets and very busy local trains (after bomb blast in trains I have not been in Mumbai so not sure about local train scenario). In my intial years of life when I visited mumbai to see family members, I hated it. So polluted, populated and little complicated to understand at first instance. ...
...you want to see real mumbai visit chopaty beach, juhu beach and eat some delicious food. Use local trains and take essence of common men of India. Gateway of India and marine lines are places for western visitor. Street markets are so cheap that u cant imagine. I went to churchgate, fashion street,kalbadevi,bhuleshwar.. To see progress of India see posh area of Mumbai specially south mumbai. And also not to forget mention of Navi Mumbai. During ...

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...eastern/western flights out of India. Mumbai boasts of numerous luxury hotels of international standards with befitting multicuisine restaurants and coffee shops.It has several openings for enjoying nightlife. Numerous shopping plazas welcome tourists with imported and indigenous merchandise,unique in the eastern hemisphere. Places worth visiting are:-'Gateway of India',Appolo Bunder,Elephanta caves,Juhu and Chowpatty beaches,Marine Drive also ...
...and numerous other spots. Mumbai is the film capital of India,as well,and is the seat of the largest film industry in the world. It should be in the itinerary of every tourist and should be a stopover for those flying to the Far East,Australia,New Zealand,Japan/Middle east, Europe,USA and Canada. ...

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...islands and half of the mumbai is constructed replacing the sea.Its day life and night life both will give you breathtaking experience which you'll never forget.Have many places of tourist intrest too like gateway of India,Elephant Caves - Near Gateway,Jehangir Art Gallery,Marine Drive,Haji Ali ,Film City,Essel World/ Waterkingdom etc.are some of great tourist attraction.If you are intrested in cinema life then mumbai is a heaven for you.Beside every ...

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