"Mumbai, a gate of India..." Mumbai by SirRichard

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Mumbai (actual name of the former Bombay) is a vibrant & chaotic indian city. Depending on the mood you are while reaching it, it might be delightful or hateful. It's a extreme city, lots of traffic, big avenues, charming and imposing british burocratic buildings, shanty towns...
You can take a look at my Travel Diary, with comments and watercolor drawings...

A good starting point

As a start point to discover south / west India, Mumbai is perfect. It has international airport, good bus/train connections... though hotel prices are incredibly high for indian standards, so don't stay too much in this vibrant but exhaustinf city, go inside India, start the trip!

Monsoon

I visited Mumbai in august, monsoon time. It was OK for me, as it was low season, and rain was never a trouble for travelling. I only had a few drops (for 30-40 minutes) every afternoon, but apart from that the weather was mild, not too hot and humid, but the sun shined some days...

  • Last visit to Mumbai: Aug 2001
  • Intro Updated Dec 23, 2003
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  • Donna_in_India's Profile Photo
    Jun 11, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Stunning watercolor of the Gateway, Joaquin!

  • polardabar's Profile Photo
    Oct 30, 2007 at 5:22 AM

    first class travel in india isn't 'real india' if you ask me.

  • roamer61's Profile Photo
    Oct 29, 2007 at 12:38 PM

    Good page on Mumbai Joaquin, thanks.

  • Aug 10, 2006 at 1:56 AM

    find your comment about the *sea shore hotel* silly! it is a BUDGET place; of course there are staff sleeping there at night - they live at the hotel, travelling back home every few months..this is the situation for millions globally; have respect!

  • mumbaimart's Profile Photo
    Oct 24, 2005 at 11:54 PM

    Rs. 6 is about $0.15 - tourist trap? Mumbai is no more dangerous than any other big city anywhere in the world - inlcuding london and new york

  • Celia2586's Profile Photo
    May 31, 2005 at 4:40 AM

    Oh dear - sounds like an unfortunate situation!! And the cabin really doesn't look big enough for two :)

  • LFTT's Profile Photo
    Apr 12, 2005 at 7:36 AM

    Thanks for this tip, read it before I went and therefore didn't use the train. I agree a waste of time and money! Trourist trap!!!

  • pink63's Profile Photo
    Apr 3, 2005 at 12:55 PM

    Very useful and interesting tips, above all the transportation ones. Love very much your paintings!

  • Polly74's Profile Photo
    Feb 10, 2005 at 5:17 AM

    Good pages....I hope to have time to see all there!

  • pollon's Profile Photo
    Feb 9, 2005 at 7:42 AM

    yesss ;-) uniquely the daughter of Apollo... and your page brought me back very nice memories :-) as for me Mumbai was delightful!!!

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