An Unplanned Trip to Mumbai

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Quick!!! What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Mumbai?Is it the Bollywood? or The Gateway of India? or ever crowded local trains? or Elephanta Caves? or IIT Bombay? (as I belong to teaching field)or the Slum? (you can reply in comments)

Mumbai - one of the most busiest and populous metropolitan city in India.
Never expected that I will be visiting this place in such a short notice. Its all happened in just a week. It was an official trip though I made it fun for my mom and myself.
Started to Mumbai on 25th August, by Mumbai Mail train at 2 30 pm and I was scheduled to attend a workshop on the very next day. The journey was bit boring as I didn't got seat beside window. So I slept for sometime. Took a break at Wadi junction. Climate was awesome as it was Sun Set time.

A pleasant evening at Wadi Junction
Searching for Magazines!!!! Unfortunately didn't found any :(
A selfie with mom


Tried all sorts of variety food items in train - starting from tomato soup to Lonovala chikki.
After a 7 hour sound sleep, we reached Mumbai Central. Caught a local train to Andheri from Central. All of us are excited as it is our first ever Mumbai local train experience.

Mumbai local train at early hours
 We didn't feel the aroma of Mumbai local trains as it is quite early. From Andheri, we took an auto to reach our hotel.

Traveller's Inn
 
By 9 we started to our CSI Mumbai chapter by walk. Thanks to Google Navigator as we explored the real Mumbai, i e one side complete slum and the other side rich building in a 10 minute walk.
Slum of Mumbai

Air Conditioners!!!!

Our CSI building


Our session completed by 3 30 pm. So our immediate goal was exploring the city.
So our itinerary on that particular day included Marine Bay, Great way of India, Taj Palace.
Marine Bay - its a must visit. Can sit there for hours enjoying the cool breezes from the shore.
Marine Bay


Selfie Time :P

Then we took a cab to Gateway of India. The place was just amazing. Spent almost an hour there and then back to our room.
Gateway of India

Mom trying to capture


The gang
Posers at Gateway
wah Taj!!!!

M&M ---- Not the chocolates but Mom and Me



Day 2:

Our workshop session completed by noon.
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My first ever Double Decker bus experience- Excited!!!

My favorite Double Decker and the ever crowded Mumbai

So we planned to visit Linking Road for shopping. Spent 2 hours in that street. You can find all sort of things from head to toe in that street at a very reasonable price.
Then we went to the most awaited place - Juhu beach. After stepping in to such soft sand of Arabian Sea and the cool water, all our tiresome flew away just like magic. Though I explored many beaches but never enjoyed as I enjoyed in Juhu beach. Completely drowned in water, took crazy selfies, built a house in sand with our legs which I used to do in childhood, enjoyed to the max.
All this couldn't happen if I don't have a good company. The main reason for this enjoyment is that  this time I did not bothered about pics , but only focused on enjoyment.
Craziness at peaks
Construction in progress

Our house with beach view is ready and the rent is 10,000 per day. Wanna hire?

CSI ( Computer Society of India) - The workshop which we attended and NA- its not Not Applicable but it is Naishi and Akhila

Being to Mumbai and without Mumbai's street food!!! Will never happen. Had all varieties of street food at beach side. Then  we had a walk in those streets and saw Amitab's house.


My all time favorite GolGappa

sooo yummmmyyyy!!

Yummy yummy fast food on beach side

Purchased these handmade vehicles on beach side. Just love them !!!!

Day 3:
We started our day by visiting Sidhi Vinayaka Temple.


Purchased these flowers and coconut for Lord Ganesha
Self Explanatory!!!



Then we caught a local bus to Gateway of India as we want to visit Elephanta caves(Tickets to Elephanta caves will be available at Gateway of India and the trip will start from that place by boat)
Though it took more than an hour to reach Gateway of India by local bus, we can able to see the city and to our luck, the climate was just awesome as it is cloudy.

The most beautiful Hazi Ali Dhargah-- -couldn't capture well as my bus is moving.
PS: Don't forget to visit Hazi Ali Dargah. We couldn't make it because of lack of time and knowledge about its beauty. We saw it from our bus window which was just awesome. Dargah was built in the mid of the sea. To go there, we have to walk on a bridge where waves will hit our foot directly.  The feel itself was amazing.

By 11 we reached Gate way of India and took tickets for Elephanta caves.
By 11:30 we started our trip to Elephanta by a boat. Sitting on the top of boat was worth taking. Through out the journey, you can watch all sorts of ships. The climate was awesome because of the drizzle.


After 45 mins of journey, we reached Elephanta caves.



PS: be prepared to climb around 200 to 300 steps.
But you won't feel bored while climbing as through out the climbing you can find stalls to shop and restaurants to eat.

shop and climb!!!
My favourite tribal jewellery

Here are the glimpses of Elephanta Caves.



The trip wouldn't be complete without meeting my dearest friend in Mumbai. And here it is


This ended my Mumbai journey stuffed with loads of memories and experiences.

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