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Photo Diary: Mumbai – Love At First Sight

ByAnkita Sodhia

Visiting Mumbai like a tourist has been on my bucket list for a very, very long time. It finally happened and I fell in love at first sight. Here are the highlights of five glorious days spent exploring, eating and enjoying great company.

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Places

Bandra Bandstand & Bandra West

Amazing sunset on an evening walk at the beach in front of Bandra Bandstand.
Spent an afternoon walking around Bandra’s neighborhoods and stumbled on the beautiful Mount Mary Church.
Visited the famous Jogger’s Park featured in many Bollywood movies. The entrance fee was 2 Rupees!!
For the SRK fangirl I used to be…posing by the gate to his massive bungalow in Bandra
Bandra Bandstand
A hazy shot of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link bridge at sunset

Bandra West: Hill Road

Strolling around Bandra’s neighborboods in search of a cafe for brunch

Juhu

Sunset from the Hotel Sea Princess on Juhu Beach. A great spot to grab a sundowner cocktail or cuppa. Be sure to also take a walk down the beach and enjoy the locale.

South Bombay: The Gateway of India & Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

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A selfie by the waterfront at the Gateway of India
Visit the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and look out for the main corridor with historical photographs of famous celebrities who have stayed at the hotel. A delightful walk down memory lane.
Strolling South Mumbai is something else: There are century old buildings housing India’s top designer studios on coconut tree lined streets facing the ocean.

Palate Pleasure

The Yoga House

A delicious detox meal at The Yoga House in Bandra (Shout out to Aditi for being the best food guide!)

The Bombay Canteen

Suzette Creperie & Cafe

Birdsong Organic Cafe

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A delightful organic cafe pushing serious industrial chic decor vibes. And the food was great too forgot to take a pic though!

Bar Stock Exchange

Elco’s Pani Puri Centre

Indulging in Pani Puri and other Indian goodies!

Cafe Coffee Day

The best cold coffee frappe in the whole world! The first thing I do the moment I land is indulge in one (or three) of these!

People

The people is what make holidays incredible! Huge thanks to Aditi, Sameer and Sushma for the amazing recommendations everything you see in this photo diary 🙂
Selfie with my sister braving the afternoon heat just so I could see SRKs house 😉

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