Trip to lonavala and khandala in rains

Mumbai is experiencing heavy rains this time and tourist have to take care of the rainy season in Mumbai as roads become slippery. The traffic congestion is also too much being almost 100 km from one end to another. take care of the roadside eatables as they can make you sick with diseases and drink packaged branded drinking water like kinley with seal unbroken as Mumbai is house to many duplicates and fakes of prominent brands. The juhu beach is a fantastic place to roam around where you can frequently find Hollywood stars roaming leisurely but this time may not be suitable with monsoon hovering, makes it feel much less pleasant.

Drink hot water to keep your stomach healthy. Try visiting lonavala and khandala as it's a couple of miles from Mumbai. The rains would have made scenery worth visiting these places amidst mountains and lush green climate. Its a perfect weekend to get away from pollution laden city. Although many tourists will also be seen so you wont be all lonely.

Mumbai is a great place

Mumbai is really a great place to travel. Especially for foreigners visiting India for first time, Mumbai can be a perfect start for them to travel India. It has a lot of variety in terms of people and culture and basically it is a melting pot of all cultures of India. Mostly maharashtrians dominate their along with north Indians too. But you will find all sort of people here. Many people in search of luxury and work come to Mumbai and settle here. You have lots of places to visit and 'Mumbai darshan' can be a perfect thing for alien. Its cheap, just Rs. 150.

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General Mumbai

METROPOLITAN CITIES OF INDIA

Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra. It was earlier known as Bombay. This name was given to Mumbai by the British. It is situated on the west coast of India facing the Arabian Sea. Mumbai is an important port also. Not long ago, Mumbai was a group of seven islands. It was given to the British king Charles V as a gift on his birthday.

Crude oil has been found at Bombay High near the coast. India’s first atomic plant was the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. It was set up at Trombay near Mumbai. Mumbai is a city of factories. Most of these are mills which make cloth. Some factories make medicines, oils, chemicals and electronic goods.

People living in Mumbai speak Marathi, Hindi and Konkani. Bhelpuri and Pav bhaji are popular snacks of Mumbai. Though all the festivals are celebrated in Mumbai, Ganesh Chaturthi is the most important festival.

Most of the film stars and the T.V. serial stars live in Mumbai due to the presence of a big film industry in Guregaon.

Thousands of tourists visit Mumbai every year. The most famous landmark is the Gateway of India. Other interesting places are the Kamala Nehru Park, Jahangir Art Gallery, Taraporewala Aquarium and the famous Essel World. There are beaches like Marine Drive, Chaupati, Juhu, Marve and Versova. The island which has the Elephanta caves is just ten kilometers away from Mumbai. It has four rock cut temples.

The best view of the lovely island city is from the Malabar Hills. The shining lights along Marine Drive are called the Necklace.

The first railway train was started from Mumbai in 1853. Today, Mumbai has one of the best public transport systems in India.