"I Started My South India Journey Here" Mumbai by bkoon
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Mumbai is the city I first landed when I embarked on my backpacking trip to South India. Aadil met me at the airport. By the way, Aadil is a VTer who lives in Mumbai and knows the place very very well. He can be a very good tour guide as well as a great curator at most places.
Aadil hosted me when I was in Mumbai and I really enjoyed his company. Well, I even saw stars using his telescopes on his rooftop. Astronomy is his hobby, you see?
Ok! I shall write about my impressions of Mumbai. I find Mumbai a rather "European" city. Maybe it is due to its history. The architecture are pretty much built the colonial ways, very British, I mean.
Mumbai is a bustling city and definitely a shopping and food paradise. You can find practically everything in Mumbai. It is also very populated and the streets are always busy, even at night. I tasted a lot of food when I was there and I was happily shooting food pictures during every meals.
Although Mumbai is also known as Bollywood, I did not get that "Bollywood" feel. I saw one Bollywood star walked pass me though. I did not recognise him and Aadil pointed out to me.
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Wow, terrific food tips here, Bee. We loved India - didn't get to Mumbai, but it's a big country. We DID have the chance to meet Umashankar. Aadil is a friend of mine, too, but we didn't get to meet him in October.
I'd like to have some dosay with mutton curry, followed by cucumber and kulfi! :)
great food page of mumbai!!! the indian food we have here is just crap...
Hi Bee, nice update on Indian foods & snacks.
it sounds like you had a nice trip and very cool that you met up with a local vt guy. i'm off to brazil myself in 2 weeks, so i'm all happy :O)
Great food tips Bee... I gotta try that kulfi some time :~)
LOL! Soooooooo many food tips...I'd forgotten all about Mysore dosa's...will have one on my next trip! Blu
The food looks good, make me hungry already :)
wow!It seems you have bring all "khana Khajana".Did you eat paan ??
So you finally started your page on Mumbai?!!! Great to see the picture and hope they keep increasing day by day!!! Your food pics and tips are just mouth watering!!!