Empire Royale Hotel
Travel Blogs from Mumbai (Bombay)
Mumbai
We arrived at Mumbai airport and after negotiating with a host of taxi drivers and leaving several looking rejected and desperate, we were whisked off in another fleet of ambassadors. We watched as all the other taxis drove off with their boots open with our friends' luggage hanging out, knowing that ours was in the same boat. Driving in Mumbai was …
Horn OK Please!
Hork OK Please! This seems to be the norm in India and was in full force in Mumbai. As the locals say - there are no road rules in India unless a policeman is there. A brief explanation of driving sensations – numerous beeps, no lanes, whichever vehicle is in front gets their way, roads are uneven, rides are bumpy etc etc. As we travelled by public transport throughout our Mumbai stay (local trains, buses, rickshaws etc), we were able ...
Orientation Week Day 2
... know why we had.
After meeting Jeanie we went shopping and had some lunch in a shopping mall, it felt very Western which was ok with us, ease us in slowly!! For lunch we had Alu Mutter Paratha which was basically flat Naan/ Roti with potato in it and yogurt. A lot of shopping later and a lot of money spent latter and we had some Indian clothing to help us not stick out too much – an impossible task! I had 3 Salwar ...
2800 kilometers across India in 3 days
... let her cry. Once she was done she was able to see the situation for how it is and to accept her utter exhaustion and just let it be there. We then settled ourselves down and even fell asleep for a short while. Eleven hours later around noon we, with much relief, step into our last train to Kerala.
The third stretch of this train is by far the longest. Twenty-eight hours of train ride are lying ahead of us. At least for the next night we have a bed. ...
Modern Mumbai
... la chance d'assister a une demonstration de l'armee Indienne autour de Gateway of India. Couche de soleil sur Marine Drive.
Iveta a un avion plus tot que moi j'ai donc une journee seule en plus a Mumbai. J'en profites pour aller a la National Gallery of Modern Art et me promener dans la ville.
Ce soir, depart Singapour!
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