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Travel Blogs from Mumbai (Bombay)
Mumbai
... apres 2mn de bavardages, les emails, les numeros de telephone...bref, j'ai envie de parler a personne par peur qu'on me demande quoi que ce soit. Et puis, faut pas croire, mais l'Inde ce n'est pas tout rose, ce n'est pas le pays de l'amour et des hippies ou tout se passe bien. Il y a une injustice extraordinaire avec ces castes ou tu ne peux pas évoluer socialement dans la vie, une belle corruption (flics qui reçoivent de peaux de vins pour autoriser les soirées ...
All Good Things Must Come To An End
... kind, and beautiful people any country could have. We had the opportunity to sit and chat, joke, hug, and laugh with so many folks from every area we were in. We were approached so often in the north, wanting to have pictures taken together and having our pictures taken by people who nonchalantly would use their cellphone camera, thinking we didn't see them! It seemed as if we were a rarity, which I'm sure we must have been. Without the interaction ...
Last day of the trip
8/3/2012
Holi day today. This day is a big celebration of the summer / spring. It is colourful: people throw colours at each other. We did not intend to join these festivities, but as soon as I bought a bottle of water, I got hit by colours in the shop: very funny!
Whilst listening to some great Beatles songs, host Ramon and I drove around the city to watch the Hanging Garden, very civilized gardens, and then drove up to the Tower of ...
Return journey and Some closing notes
We started from Shillong at 8:30am. On the way to Guwahati, we visited Don Bosco Museum in Shillong. This is a place that one must see while in Shillong. Ideally, it would take one full day to see the museum completely. They have arranged all the information in a very logical and self explanatory manner. This museum gives a very comprehensive view of the life in the North East. At the end, ...
Our first day in Mumbai
... and jam to our room (they tasted a little odd but we managed to eat it). After taking a short walk to see the Gateway of India and The Taj Hotel we retreated to McDonalds where we sat for awhile reading our guidbook and planning what to do with the day. It's initially overwhelming having everyone looking at you and trying to sell you things but we soon ...
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