Fariyas Mumbai (Bombay)
25 Off Arthur Bunder Rd Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, 400005, India
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Holy Cow, we are in India!
We arrive in Mumbai at about 2230h. The two-person wide steps from the airplane were quite wobbly and the Indian people seemed to give me a taste of being in your space by crowding me and pushing. The line-ups to check our head temperature and our passports were a bit chaotic and unorganized. We waited about 1 hour for our luggage and then exited …
Day 27: You say Bombay, I say Mumbai ...
The staff at the Raheem Residency have been extraordinarily kind and thoughtful and we were particularly touched when one of the managers, Parvati, lent Cameron a lovely book of Indian Folk Tale. It has hugely expanded his - and our - knowledge of traditional tales and cautionary fables and he was rather sorry to have to return it. We have really …
Day 28: The Mumbai sights
Even though the car honking has returned with a vengeance the police are claiming yesterday was a success - nice to see that a positive spirit isn't restricted to British politicians. Our day started with an hour long boat ride to Elephanta island. From the sea we could look back on the Gateway of India and the famous Taj Mahal Palace and Tower …
Day 29: Bollywood, here we come!
Cameron slept well and seemed better in the morning. We were glad, however, that the car wasn't due until 1.30pm to take us on a tour of Basra Studios in Bollywood. This allowed us to have a quiet morning that seemed to disappear without us doing very much - so much so that in the end we had a mad rush to be ready on time. Perhaps we're reverting …
Day 8 - Moving hotels
Today we had to move hotel from the West End to the one that was the beginning of our West Indian Tour organised by Intrepid. We had checked with Intrepid before leaving Sydney about the tour hotel and they said they had triple checked and it was the Gordon Hotel - so off we went with bags packed in the taxi from the West End. Before leaving …



