India (Post Covid-19 Overseas Visit No 7 - My 37 days Free & Easy Visit to Northern, Central & Southern India) City No 7 Mumbai, Maharashtra - Dec 28 > 30 2023 (Day 18 > 20)

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
(UNESCO), Mumbai, India

Mumbai Central Railway Station, India

The Imperial, Mumbai, India

 

Day 17 & 18 Dec 27 & 28 2023 - Sleeper train ride from Jaipur Junction (JP) > Bandra Terminus (BDTS) 20.25 > 13.15 Rp2,088 = Rm121 (Class 2A, 1,148km, 17hr), upon arrival in BDTS, took a Olah cab (Rp300 = Rm17.50, 16km) to our hotel Kumkum. 

Mumbai (formerly called Bombay) is a densely populated city on India's west coast, a financial center, it's India's largest city. On the Mumbai Harbour waterfront stands the iconic Gateway of India stone arch built by British Raj in 1924. Offshore, nearby Elephanta Island holds ancient cave temples dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. The city's also famous as the heart of the Bollywood film industry. 

Hotel Accommodation (Mumbai): my 2 nights stay in Hotel KumKum Rp2,228 = Rm129 (twin sharing) per room night. 

Walkabout in Mumbai City nearby our hotel

The Imperial, Mumbai, Maharashtra - a modern twin tower skyscraper complex in the billionaires row of Mumbai, the tallest skyscraper in India from 2010 to 2019 when it was taken by Lodha The Park which again was overtaken by Palais Royale Mumbai; these 2 twin towers from far look like the Petronas Twin Towers of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ! 

Mumbai Central - a major railway station on the Western Line, situated in Mumbai, serves as a major stop for both Local & Inter-City/Express trains with separate platforms for them, also a terminal for several long-distance trains ie Mumbai Rajdhani Express, it is one of the 5 major Terminal stations in Mumbai while others being Mumbai CST, Mumbai LTT, Mumbai BDTS & Mumbai Dadar. 

Reliance Smart Supermarket, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 350m from our hotel, shop my groceries & snacks here. 

Local train ride from Mumbai Central to Grant Road 

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT, formerly Victoria Terminus, Bombay station) - a historic railway terminus & UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 

Lunch in a fast food restaurant in Church Gate railway Station, Mumbai  - the best local Indian food I had ever tasted in India hence both of us had a second patronage of this restaurant on the following day ! 

Savouring Indian deep fried food in a fast food restaurant in Church Gate Railway Station, Mumbai. 

Another round of eating these local Indian food (takeaway) served by a fast food restaurant in Church Gate Railway Station - yummy yummy taste !