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Firstly let us call it Bombay not Mumbai. Bombay is Hollywood and New York rolled into one! Someone has described Bombay as 1950’s London on acid. Check out its numerous art galleries, Bollywood studios, central financial district called Flora Fountain, Victoria Terminus politically renamed as CST for its Indian gothic architecture, best place to stay and shop is Colaba near the Gateway of India, take a trawler to Elephanta Caves, various beaches for its uniquely Indian madness, attend International Film Festival and sometimes retrospective of accomplished film makers such as Satyajit Ray, Bimal Roy, Guru Dutt, Dev Anand and so on. And please don’t haggle over a dollar it is plainly distasteful.
You cannot breathe the air, wandering around alone is terrifying, you’ll see starving animals to a degree you’ve never seen before and the people will all stare at you if you’re a white woman. I couldn’t leave fast enough. Worst place on the planet so far, and I’m well travelled.
Definitely recommend a walk up to tgeTiger Fort-it’s a long walk, but the Fort is amazing. Jaipur is not a very clean city, but is full of character. Our visit to an elephant sanctuary was underwhelming, but I guess the money supports thd upkeep of the animals. We hired a tuk-tuk for our days in the city-highly recommend that anyone traveling to Jaipur find a good driver that speaks some English.
The communication gap is something that really bothered me. Many people, especially the local people find conversing difficult. This meant there were often problems between the Uber drivers and me. The bus service and metro are virtually useless, taking everything into consideration. Uber is most likely your friend for travelling. Our hotel was in a great area, surrounded by restaurants, something that is the highlight of the city. The restaurant culture is amazing, though I was a bit bothered with the lack of local and cheaper alternatives. This meant that we spent most of our money on food itself. Coming from Bombay, this city seemed like a peach as well as a rotten egg at the same time. So I would leave my personal reservations on the life out of this. If you're looking at Bangalore as a place to visit, I don't see much point, unless you're using it as a transit point. Apart from that, the city is really outsider friendly, much more than other cities. And our stay was good.
Indian Museum had great items but the organization and curation was pretty sad. Victoria Memorial was good but I didn't have a ton of interest in the items. Rabindranath Bharati Museum (Tagore House) was an amazingly well curated museum, and definitely my favorite place. We took a day trip to the Sundarbans. The swamp was nice, but animals were few and far between. Pretty expensive for the benefit we got out of it. Could not find Old Chinatown. Instead, we walked into the most explicit meat market ever. Not recommended if you are adverse to meat. Raj's Spanish Cafe had amazing Spanish food. Definitely our favorite restaurant. If you're looking for American food or a nice Mall, Quest Mall is great, and Chili's was a little piece of home. Breakfast was best at Gangaur.
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai has always been a go-to location for medical needs. That’s the main reason we go there. Other than that, so far Chennai has been always a helpful location, despite the language barrier.
