Oberoi Mumbai

... took about an hour to pass through customs and security with Mum, Dad and Lachie. From the airport we traveled by taxi to The Oberoi, Mumbai; the taxi ride was the scariest in my life as traffic rules are virtually nonexistent over here. The ride cost 401 ...

Day 04: Today we traveled back to Mumbai. We caught the 7 o'clock flight and arrived back in Mumbai at 8 am. Unfortunetly we got stuck in seats behind a screaming baby and in front of an angry elderly lady. We were picked up by The Oberoi Staff in ...

... for the new adventure.....   First impressions have been much less daunting then I had expected.  On arrival into Mumbai, worked my way to the baggage carousel which had everyone fighting to get to the front with the anticipation that their ...

... Marine Plaza, and wondered if the need to get customers back was part of why our hotel charged less than expected. The Oberoi appeared completely shuttered for reconstruction three months after being shot up, but the Trident let us in so that we could ...

My ride from the Mumbai airport to the Oberoi hotel was equally eventful. I quickly realized that my driver in Delhi wasn't insane...he was actually tame by Mumbai standards. The traffic patterns in Mumbai are an in comprehensible swirling mass of cabs, ...

... to 'Real Roads' of a Changing Nation By Emily Wax Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, September 2, 2007; A12 MUMBAI -- The auto-rickshaw driver had never laughed so hard. Or been so confused. Or so worried, he ...

... nbsp; We never spotted the famous movie star, but we enjoyed our sunset walks on the beach.  Other famous residents of Mumbai live in Malabar Hill- the highest point in the city.  It was a great vantage point from which to see the city ...

Thursday 27 th November 2008 Bentleys Hotel, Colaba, Mumbai Hot and humid   Last night several places in Bombay were attacked.  I use the old name because I've yet to hear an Indian national refer to it by the new name, ...

28 th November 2008 Bentleys Hotel, Colaba, Mumbai Cloudy, hot and humid   Today we woke up a reasonable hour (0930) given that we were in bed asleep at 1030 last night unable to keep our eyes open AGAIN.  The room rate (1360 ...

... was a great casual night with new friends that I won't soon forget. Onto today...today I will spend the day with our Mumbai team at their offices. I'm looking forward to seeing the space and to going through what's new at the company with them and ...

... class families out for Saturday lunch.  I finished it off with a very expensive cup of tea in the air-conditioned Hilton Oberoi Towers.  That evening a guy came to the hotel and the hotel manager summoned me and they asked if I'd like to be ...

Day 05: Today We had breakfast at the Hard Rock Cafe. Mum really loves this restaurant and never wants to leave. From there Mum and I traveled to the markets and Lachlan and Dad went home.   We bought some beautiful flowers, spices, ...

I have now become a bit more familiar with the city and its surroundings.    I am slowly losing my manners, making sure that I dont lose my spot in a queue and being a bit more pushy if I need to be (some of you might be thinking well thats ...

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... . We then traveled to Art Gallery. The art was amazing but a few pieces were different to Western art. We returned to Indigo for lunch and then traveled back to The Oberoi Hotel and packed our bags, ready to return home. Hope to keep in touch, ...

WHU The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai, is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional architecture. The building, ...

... at the Taj Mahal Hotel.  All in all, there were ten separate attacks exploding around Mumbai.  Meanwhile, at the nearby Oberoi hotels, two more attackers hunted Americans and Brits.    All were in close ...

... is where my hotel is located. As the name suggests, it's a walkway along the Arabian Sea coast, with another peninsula of Mumbai jutting out directly across from it before you arrive at open sea. The walkway was filled with people, families and couples ...