Dhobi Ghat

Mumbai

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February 19th 2011
Mumbai 12/02/11 - 14/02/11 We arrived in Mumbai Bandra Train Station at about midday and got a taxi into the city for 400Rs after much negotiation.  We checked into the Residency Hotel (booked in advance) in The Fort area after much confusion over why we did not appear on the check-in list! We protested to get into a room only to be telephoned later to be told that we had booke ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more