Mumbai - India

Yesterday afternoon I arrived in Mumbai after 29 hours in the train (4 pm). It was a very comfortable train journey with a lot of sleeping. From VT train station I shared with two English people taxi to Colaba. Colaba is one of the places with some budget hotels. Before I went looking for a cheap place to stay we had a drink in Cafe Mondegar. This pub is very popular among Indians with a lot of western music. It is like to be back in a Western European pub.     

After a few coffees I easily found a place to stay in the dorm of the Salvation Army. This dorm is full of western backpackers and it is only 150 rps. When I looked in the Lonely planet guide book you I saw so many places asking more then 500 rps for a room. So I was bit worried arriving late in the afternoon. The Salvation Army is a huge place with a lot of space.

 

In the evening I went to Mumbai visual art festival. I never saw such a good organized festival.

This festival good be anyplace in Europe. You see so many Indian girls in western clothes incl tight t-shirts. I did not see that in the rest of India. So I guess it is true that Mumbai is very different from the rest of India, at least for the rich middle lass. Mumbai still has one of the largest slumps in India.

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