Art Deco on the waterfront in Colaba, Mumbai

South Mumbai

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November 7th 2018
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 ... 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