While the people working and staying in cities would give anything for a quiet and serene holiday in one of the picturesque villages in India, the people from small towns and villages dream each night to venture out from their homes and settle in a city like Mumbai. As the saying goes, “the grass is always greener on the other side”, here is a guide of Mumbai, should you choose to visit.
The city where people with exuberantly high lifestyles live side by side the poorest people of the country, Mumbai is the ultimate experience of the Indian way of life portrayed on the silverscreens. It is the city where some of the richest people of India reside in and also home to the biggest slum in the whole of Asia. Mumbai is a city visited by the far and near. Although flights to the major cities like Bangalore, Chennai, and New Delhi fly on a daily basis, airlines also operate some cities like Mumbai to Lucknow flights on a regular basis.
Mumbai is an extravagant city with the latest infrastructures with some of the best luxury hotels and also popular for having many historical sites to its name. It is a mix bag of diverse cultures and people from the most random backgrounds. In 2009, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. Lying in west India and being the fundamental business center point of India, it is likewise the wealthiest city of the nation and has the most noteworthy GDP of any city in South, West or Central Asia. A city as yet safeguarding its memorable building and culture where we see old landmarks, old avenues and dhabas, the old dark and yellow fiat taxis around the city with complete cutting edge establishments, workplaces, lodgings, resorts and so on.
Mumbai is a street food heaven and a paradise for foodies. You will discover there that the excessively spoke about street food is nothing strayed from the fact and you will be pleased that most of it comes dirt cheap! You can eat your fill in pocket change. You will discover in numerous parts of the city long extends of street vendors with their convenient stalls serving the most astonishing rendition of the classics like Vada Pav, Bhel Puri, Pani Puri, Pav Bhaji, Aloo Chaat and some more. You will likewise in all probability unearth some interesting ‘sandwich stands’ and some stalls specializing in Chinese cuisine. These stalls serve mouth watering momos and various types of chow meins. In addition, you will also get “gobi manchurian” which is an indian twist using the chinese spices. Manchurian may not necessarily be of “gobi” or cauliflower but it may be of other vegetable or meat and this dish comes under the cuisine of Indian-Chinese dish.
Mumbai is a very common weekend getaway location for people living in Pune, and also the other way around. WHile the people from Pune to take their fun up a notch, the people from Mumbai go to Pune to take it down a notch. A Mumbai to Pune cab ride takes about 2 and half hours one way.