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Great day in Mumbai - our dock location leaves a bit to be desired, but the first passengers heading to immigration were greeted by local dancers etc. The authorities took a long time to clear the ship and then we had to do face to face immigration checks - which took a lot of time too! So while we docked today around 7:30 am we didn't off the ship until almost 11:30am.
We found a great cab driver just inside the port and headed out - Adrian and I have both been to Mumbai before so we have already been to many of the must see spots.
Our driver took us to see the train station and municipal buildings followed by the spice and fruit market. We found a great place to stock up on curry and chai as well as getting to walk through the market. Huge array of spices, nuts, and fruit and lots of humanity. Mumbai has 22 Million people and counting, it's a very busy city, lots of people, lots of traffic and not so many rules in place to keep everyone safe.
We drove along Marine drive and had a stop to get a picture of Mumbai's waterfront. Later we visited a souvenir shop, very high end, where Adrian could have ordered a custom made jacket or shirts - delivered to ship in 6 hours.
From here we went to Leopold's for lunch, famous and historic cafe, since 1871. After a wonderful lunch we walked to the Taj Hotel for a cup of coffee and stopped by the famous gates of Mumbai for a photo.
Mumbai is a cacophony of sounds (honking horns), smells and people. Adrian describes it as an assault on the senses - we had a great time soaking in the atmosphere.
We found a great cab driver just inside the port and headed out - Adrian and I have both been to Mumbai before so we have already been to many of the must see spots.
Our driver took us to see the train station and municipal buildings followed by the spice and fruit market. We found a great place to stock up on curry and chai as well as getting to walk through the market. Huge array of spices, nuts, and fruit and lots of humanity. Mumbai has 22 Million people and counting, it's a very busy city, lots of people, lots of traffic and not so many rules in place to keep everyone safe.
We drove along Marine drive and had a stop to get a picture of Mumbai's waterfront. Later we visited a souvenir shop, very high end, where Adrian could have ordered a custom made jacket or shirts - delivered to ship in 6 hours.
From here we went to Leopold's for lunch, famous and historic cafe, since 1871. After a wonderful lunch we walked to the Taj Hotel for a cup of coffee and stopped by the famous gates of Mumbai for a photo.
Mumbai is a cacophony of sounds (honking horns), smells and people. Adrian describes it as an assault on the senses - we had a great time soaking in the atmosphere.
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