Bombay Travel Guide

Bombay (now known as Mumbai), the capital of Maharashtra, is located in western India. Owing to its location and the mark, the British left on the city, it has changed from a literally isolated town into a major business city with the population of over a million. Recently, the administration changed the city's Anglicized name Bombay into Mumbai. Mumbai is still a must for travelers and is, to a definite extent, a match for cities like Paris and London.

Bollywood, or the Bombay Film Industry in Mumbai creates over 400 films a year and is one of the biggest film industries in the world. The actors enjoy a high-flying lifestyle and live in exclusive mansions in Pali Hills and Juhu, the areas that are no less than Beverly Hills. While not many people are allowed to see film shooting , tours to the film studios are carried out and if that does not work there is a place where one can immerse in the typical concoction of Indian dance, songs, discretionary fighting and melodrama. Other part of the guide : There are plenty of nice things to see and do in Bombay beside

this. There are Museums, like the Gandhi Museum, art galleries, and bazaars like Crawford Market Area, Parks and temples. Even the existing malls are value visit. Especially in the Hutatma Chowk Area, one can see a large concentration of striking and important historical buildings like the fabulous Town Hall in neo-classical style. Marine drive near the seaside is also called the Queen's Necklace because of its sparkling nightlights, is a nice area to wander and rest in the evening hours.

However, Bombay is more famous for 'Gateway of India'. This memorial was built to honor the visit of King George the V and Queen Mary in 1911. Simultaneously, it is the place where one can catch a boat to the Elephanta Island, a UNESCO world inheritance site where one can see rock-cut temples and caves that go back to the 6th century. Day trips from Bombay comprise visits to the Kanheri Caves at Borivli, Bassein to see its Portuguese Fort and Cheul to see ruins of Muslim and Portuguese Forts. From Bombay, visit Ellora and Ajanta. Do not miss the various food outlets like the numerous restaurants and roadside eateries. Specialties include Vada pav, Bhelpuri, Paanipuri, Dhabeli, Masala Papad and various other local foods. Traveling in Bombay is planned by the time it takes to reach a destination and not by the kilometers, which are the 'standard' everywhere else.