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Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba February 10th 2013

Do Bombaju sme dorazili o 8/00. Na zaciatku mesta bolo vidiet kopa chatrc a chudoby,cim sme isli viac do centra chudoba ustupovala ale bordel nie. Bus ma vyhodil 3km od casti Colaba a 4km od hlavnej zel.stanici. Vybral som sa pesibusom do casti colaba. Na chodnikoch sa prave umyvali indovia,ovsem nie vsetci,niektory uz ranajkovali resp este spali vo svojich pribytkoch. Na hlavnej ulici o murovane oplotenie uchytena plachta,z bokov drevenne desky a to bol ich domov. Uplna hroza. Niektory spali len tak na ulici ,len zabaleny do oblecenia. Fakt takyto bordel a chudobu som este nevidel. Nachadza sa tu aj jeden z najvacsich slumov na svete,kde robia cestovky vylety,veru tam sa nechystam kuknut. Len tak zo srandy som behol zisiti ubytko v hoteli,cena 3200rup,potom uz nasledovali jednoduhsie ubytka 800rup,dorm 250 rup ale bol full,dasli opat za ... read more

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Colaba February 5th 2013

We made it to India! After a four hour flight, we touched down in Mumbai at around 5:00 p.m. on January 24th. Getting through customs was hassle free, although we found out that India requires you to provide a significantly greater amount of detail about your stay than the other countries we’ve visited. Baggage claim was a rather chaotic introduction to the “every man for himself” attitude that many Indians possess when it comes to waiting in lines. Even before there were any bags on the conveyor belt, everyone was pushing and shoving to get a good spot. When our bags finally came around, we had to fight our way to the inside just to grab them! When we had our things and were ready to go, we hired a prepaid taxi, which we’d been recommended ... read more
One of those crazy kites!
Some locals by the water
The top of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel at night




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