It is peculiar to notice that only Europeans are calling Mumbai; “Mumbai”. The indigenous are calling Mumbai, by it old name: Bombay, coming from ‘Bom Bahia’ or the ‘good bay’. With over 15m of inhabitants, Mumbai held the top ranking of the city the most populated in India. It is also a huge megalopolis competing directly with Delhi; the capital. My first impression of Delhi was terrible and so was my impression of Bombay. The slum quarter is the worst in India, and seeing so many homeless kids moves you deep down. But on the contrary to Delhi, Bombay is clean and does look like an industrial and economic city; moreover the city itself is modern and pleasant.
Apart from the fact that my girl friend’s camera was stolen upon arrival, the city was great. From the Taj Mahal Hotel to Mani Bahvan (Bapu house from 1917-34), in passing by ‘Jain Temple’, ‘the Hanging gardens’ and ‘the gateway of India’, we had a fair good time inside the city.
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