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Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba November 7th 2018

Art Deco on the waterfront in Colaba, Mumbai

We had earmarked today to visit Elephanta Island, but David was not feeling his best and Sara realised that as it’s Diwali, the crowds were likely to be worse than usual. As the trip was going to involve five hours or more in the open sun, with a lot of walking and 2 hours of choppy rides on the ferry, we decided to give it a miss. The size of the queues for the ferry more than vindicated our decision! Instead, we walked south from the hotel into Colaba, a small peninsula in the very south of Mumbai. At 8.30 it was very peaceful, with empty roads and none of the shops open. We passed affluent house and hotels fronting onto the harbour, then headed down the main road. The map showed an area of docks, ... read more

Notches for rifles in the pews of the Afghan Church, Mumbai

The only good thing about Mumbai is chocolate hobnobs

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba May 7th 2016

Sheyes93

As the title suggests we weren't overly impressed with Mumbai. I've been here before on my previous trip and only stayed one night because it's that bad. The train station is in the top 10 things to do! Followed by a park...etc you get the picture. Already knowing there wasn't much to get up to other than spend money, we'd planned to be in and out in a day. We arrived from Pune around 11pm and headed to Colaba, the tourist district. This is home to the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, and for just £400 per night you can have a royal experience. Of course, if you're on a budget you could always stay in one of the cheaper £200 per night rooms situated OUTSIDE of the actual palace. I'm fairly certain (The internet had gone ... read more

Being pampered in Mumbai!

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba November 17th 2015

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kathryninindia

Mumbai is massive, majestic and marvellous!! Although I was advised to skip Mumbai as I was told it is expensive and just another big city, I am glad that I decided to take some time out to explore this historic and interesting city. Yes it is expensive and it is a big city but as I said in my previous blog every place I visit in India is a completely different India. Mumbai is very much influenced by the British Raj and has many huge Victorian buildings, libraries and museums. To me it feels a little like London but with very Indian twists. Poverty is very much in your face here with slums stretching for miles across the city and homeless and disabled people scattered across the streets. The city is busy and quite nosy but ... read more

No more blog

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba January 15th 2015

candcindia

We have decided to discontinue use of this blog. It seems that Facebook is and easier, more accessible option for most. Follow us there.... read more

India bites back or too much too soon

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba January 13th 2015

candcindia

Not a very eventful day for cam, everything started good enough. went for a delicious breakfast at a local cafe and were headed to chow patty beach to have a look. Fifteen minutes into the walk... Delhi belly! Nothing too serious just a little nausea. I set up shop in the hotel and rested my way through it. Candace was still able to enjoy her day, heading out to the cafe for a drink and some reading. 8pm and already feeling much better. Got my appetite back. We both went out and got some fresh fruit to have for dinner. Tomorrow should be a lot more eventful.... read more

Day 1

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba January 12th 2015

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candcindia

First day in Mumbai, walked around a bit. Markets, food. Heads on a swivel. Candace in her glory at the crawford textiles market. Cam is having some pants tailored, be ready for pickup wednesday.... read more

Day 14

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba January 3rd 2015

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Lesley2912

Day 14 This morning we both woke up before the 10am alarm, surprisingly! I laid on my bed for a while, not daring to put my feet to the floor for fear of falling over! When I did finally pull myself together, I did a bit better than I expected to! Tom is also suffering, but he seems to be going better than me. We are still in awe of last night. It was just so good to have the three of us back together again, although we did miss Judy! We finally managed our last cold shower, and to get our bags packed ready for leaving. The man at the hotel was reasonable; he let us leave our bags there until we leave. I thought that was good of him considering we got him up ... read more

Day 13

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba January 2nd 2015

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Lesley2912

Day 13 Today was a lazy 8am rise, followed by another cold shower. I feel cleaner than before I got in, but not as clean as I would like to feel! Our aim today is to see the Dhobi Ghats, Dharavi Slums and Mani Bhavan - Ghandi House. But first, breakfast at Cafe Monde. Ghandi House was successful, but the Dhobi Ghats was not what we expected! The driver knew I was not happy. He took us to look over to a bridge to take a photo! We sucked it up, and started again! Before we set off for the second time, we had a treat in Cafe Coffe Day, the most incredible chocolate cake with ice cream, accompanied by a luscious ice cream drink! We got another tour person for Dharavi, but he also agreed ... read more

16th November 2014

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba November 16th 2014

Alibag village life

Diane and Paul India

Another v busy day. Took a ferry to Alibag which cut a 3 hour road journey to 45 mins boat ride. At the end of the jetty on arrival were lots of 'tuktuks' to take visitors onwards. It makes sense as most people don't have cars and are v cheap. Motorcycles are everywhere and we have seen whole families on one motorbike! We travelled through some villages and were able to see that the old ways still thrive. The Benei Yisrael Jews left Israel 2000 years ago after the 2nd temple was destroyed. They were shipwrecked and lost everything except for 7 couples who survived. Because they had no sefer Torah or religious books, they began to lose their Judaism. But about 1000 years ago Eliyahu Hanavi returned to earth to tell them to improve their ... read more

India tour blog 2

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba November 15th 2014

Diane and Paul India

Mumbai is a fascinating city. A real mix of new and old, busy roads, large open spaces for leisure, nice shops and street sellers. Roads are v congested, mainly with little black and yellow cabs, motor cycles and bikes all jostling to keep moving. pedestrian crossing points are far and few between so people just walk in the road and cross whenever... Somehow it works and at least traffic keeps moving instead of having to stop at crossings! Friday we visited Elephanta Island, on the way our boat was stopped by the police twice for security checks. The island which is full of monkeys, has man made caves containing enormous carvings of Hindu gods. Made centuries ago and very impressive. On the way back we visited the magnificent Taj hotel and the Gateway to India in ... read more

Brief history of India

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...more history

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