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| View of Mumbai |
Mumbai was my final stop in India. I discovered that the places I wanted to go where far away from my hotel by the airport. I stayed at the Mirador Hotel which was amazing! I was so well looked after there, so if you want to be close to the airport it is a brilliant hotel. I was collected and returned to the airport, they booked me Ola taxis to go out and made sure I went out with the duty managers phone number in case I had any problems. The service was incredible.
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| Gateway of India |
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| Faces of Lord Shiva |
Elephanta island was a much longer boat ride away than I had anticipated. The caves are up a long flight of steps, which double up as a market. Rather than pay 1500 rupees for a guide from the jetty, I hired one inside for just 500 rupees. There are a collection of caves in the site, but only one of them has statues inside. The temple is carved into the rock and is for Lord Shiva, although it was greatly damaged by the Portuguese, so is no longer an active temple, but is still a world heritage site. Inside there are 9 depictions of Lord Shiva, all intricately carved so you can see other images through columns. The cave pillars have been restored, so are now part rock and part concrete. It was a very interesting place and I am glad I hired a guide to explain the different images to me.
I also visited Oberoi mall. Like every mall in India, you have to go through security and bag scanning to enter. It is a relatively big mall with high end shops, so is a great place if you want to go shopping. It was only 20mins away from my hotel and comes complete with a cinema.
I was only in Mumbai for 48 hours, but would definitely go back as there is so much still to see. It is much more humid than Delhi was, so make sure you carry and drink lots of water.
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