Lejla

Holy India - holy cow

Posted by Lejla | 28th October 2007

Mumbai (4 nights): Virgin Atlantic London H’row to Mumbai International is a good 9 hour flight. The flight wasn’t too impressive – probably because it was our first Virgin Atlantic flight and we must have hoped for a spacecraft which beams us from one place to the other. In the taxi and off to the tourist area …. on the footsteps of Shantaram. Choose the Bentley’s hostel (quite pricey here in Mumbai with 20 quid the night). Spread over different buildings on different streets, it was very close to our new local Leopold’s and included breakfast in the room. Nice toast and nice tea. Yummie ! We ended up fairly jetlegged, slept many hours before venturing into the chaos called India, Bombay. From various walks (impressive Victoria Terminus train station), the Haji Ali mosque built into the sea, Chowpatti Beach munching on bhelpuri, the Hanging Gardens (nothing hanging there though), Marina Drive with the gorgeous Saltwater Grill – a real oasis in the hectic loud beeping metropolis. To g

Continued | 2007 - our year off

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