mumbai 2

Mumbai, India.

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March 26th 2009
Up until a few years ago it was called Bombay, like so many Asian cities which have changed their names in recent years. With an estimated population of 13,000,000, it is the largest city in India. We have been here twice before and have stayed or dined at the Taj Mahal and Oberoi Hotels where the terrorists attacked last year. Accordingly, we haven't felt any sort of strong urge to go ashore t ... 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