Mumbai

I think Jenn and I were mostly burnt-out by the time we got to Mumbai.  We didn’t do much sight-seeing, we didn’t take many photos, we didn’t really do too much of anything.  We did, however, manage to make it to a very local market to get some delicious tea.

I bought a lot oat this store, so I asked if I could take their picture before leaving.

We also got stuck in the monsoon many times and conveniently had to duck into a restaurant and eat more food every time this would happen.

Mumbai has the equivalent of donut shops, except instead of getting coffee and a donut, you can get a samosa, chai tea combo! 

More chai.  On the left is the assortment of "condiments" that would come with almost every meal here.  At the end of the meal, having not been touched by us, they would be moved to another table of dining patrons.

Mumbai was interesting.  It was a lot more progressive than the northern areas that we had visited.  There were a lot more people wearing jeans and a t-shirt here (amongst the guys and the girls), there were also a lot more couples out and about being lovey-dovey in coffee shops etc – and much more of a female presence in general.

Here is a random assortment of Mumbai photos.

The Gateway of India

I'd been warned along this trip by many locals that "once I got to Mumbai, I should keep a close eye on my belongings".  For this reason, I took most of my pictures from the taxi (including all of the pictures below):

A very typical Mumbai view (from our taxi). 

Street scene and fancy train station