Saturday, March 26, 2011

24 Hours in Mumbai




FOR you are planning to travel to India, the following guidelines in Mumbai that will be interesting to trace. With a row of restaurants, shops, and tourist attractions, this may be a new experience for you.
1. Good morning Mumbai! (At 9.30 local time)
Begin the adventure in Mumbai with a cup of hot tea and delicious breakfast at the Indigo Deli (www.indigodeli.com) with the appearance of an elegant cafe. While there, order couscous upma.
2. Shopping for lifestyle India (at 10:30)
After breakfast, you can visit the Soma, the second floor at Amarchand Mansion, Madam Cama Road, Colaba. Soma Block offers a variety of items such as table linen, razais (pure cotton blanket) in pastel colors, bags, and napkins with block prints of India.
Move to Phillips Antiques in India Mercantile Mansion, Madame Cama Road, Colaba, you will find a variety of ancient objects because this is the oldest antique store in Mumbai. In it, you'll find a variety of goods, ranging from knick-knacks at affordable prices to genuine antiques such as carving and glass painting.
Not far from Phillips Antiques, you'll find the Ensemble (www.ensembleindia.com), a boutique offering original design of Mumbai. As for the global fashion, you can visit to Bombay Electric (www.bombayelectric.in).
Furthermore, there Bungalow 8 (bungaloweight.com), where the buildings and the selection of handicrafts and jewelry products offered influenced the style of Paris.
3. Lunch (at 13:30)
Indian-style vegetarian lunch you can get on Soam (Sadguru Sadan, Ground Floor, Chowpatty, Girgaum). Start with fresh dishes lassi later forehead message batata puri, an Indian-style savory snack made of crispy wafers, potatoes, yogurt and sour sauce. Or try pav bhaji, vegetable with bread and butter.
For meat processing experience, you may go to Britannia in 11 Sprott Road, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, to feel the Parsi food, a unique blend of Persian and Indian cuisine. Messages are also berry Pulao (chicken and rice dish flavored with cranberries, nuts and spices), salli Boti (lamb curry and chips) or rice dhansak. For dessert, you can order the flan.
4. Jewelry, handicrafts, and furniture (at 15:00)
Go to the House Mahendra Doshi (Giriraj), 201 Walkeshwar Road, near Teen Batti, Malabar Hill, if you are looking for antique furniture such as beds with four poles, lawn chairs and other items. Still in touch with firnitur, you may go to The Raj (www.therajcompany.com) with antique products made of wood.
After seeing a variety of furniture products, shopping at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower is waiting (some the best shopping destination in India still exist in limanya star hotel). If you are interested in buying jewelry, you have to go to Gazdar, the most famous jewelry craftsmen in Mumbai since the 1930s.
Indian Textiles have a complete collection of scarves, fabrics and saris. You can buy cloth for dresses or get lost in scarves pure luxury with fine embroidery.Searching deeper, you'll find Joy Shoes that offer shoes, leather sandals. As for men's shirts, you can go to Maharaja.
5. Already tired? Time for a cup of tea (at 18:00)
Use the stairs most luxurious on the first floor wing of the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower toward the Sea Lounge, which offers classic dishes of tea. While drinking tea, you can also enjoy a meal bhel puri (rice prepared with various spices and sliced ​​onions and potatoes) or kheema ghotala (processed minced meat).
For those of you who like cold coffee and want to taste the snacks can to Theobroma at Shop 24, Cusrow Baug, Colaba Causeway. Or to the Kala Ghoda art district Cafe.
6. Sip a drink (at 8:30)
InterContinental Marine Drive in 135 Marine Dr, Mumbai, has a dome roof bar with sea view. This could be a fitting place to relax while tasting wine or cocktails.Another place that can be visited is Tote bar on the turf at the Mahalaxmi Race Course, Keshva Khadye Rao Marg, Mahalaxmi.
7. Dinner (21:30)
When looking for processed seafood, you may go to Trisna in Sai Baba Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai for processing crab, shrimp, squid and mussels cooked in local style. For a different atmosphere, you may go to the Copper Chimney in Lotus Court, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli with several menu of processed chicken, kebab, or chelo.
8. Partying (at 22:30)
Olive Bar & Kitchen at Mahalaxmi is a place where city people often gather. While drinking, and you can order a pizza. Not far from there, you will find the Blue Frog which often presents live music and nightclubs Zenzi Mills.
9. Cinderella-style horse-drawn carriage tour (00.00)
Horse-drawn carriage tour along Marine Drive or near the Gateway of India is available from 8:00 to 0:00 pm local time, but a vehicle for the night, without traffic, is the best. (Cnngo.com / * / X-13)

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