Mumbai for free: ten top experiences in India's city of dreams
SHRINIWAS AMBULKAR Blogger Writer Amidst the swirl and chaos of Mumbai’s slums, high rise towers and buzzing bazaars, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. But as you delve deeper into Mumbai, the captivating madness can grow on you like a passion. Here’s our guide to the best things to do in India’s capital of finance, film and fashion, without feeling a pinch to your wallet. Rediscover the Gateway to India Built to commemorate the arrival of King George V and Queen Mary in Mumbai in 1911, and free to all, the Gateway of India is a Mumbai icon. Constructed in classic Indo-Saracenic style, the basalt arch is thronged daily by tourists, locals, hawkers and souvenir-photo-wallahs. It's most atmospheric in the evening, lit up against the backdrop of Mumbai harbour. Just metres away is another opulent colonial-era monument – the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel , still timelessly grand after more than a century as Mumbai’s top hotel. Staying in the palace-esque r...
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