Mumbai Monsoon:  I absolutely love the rains of Mumbai. No matter where I am, I completely relate monsoon to Mumbai. I know people complain about the dirt, the traffic and the muddy roads during this season, but rains have always been special for me and probably for everyone who loves this season. Mumbai is completely a different scenario during this season and I would be anytime willing to ignore all the other setbacks these 3 months bring for the city.

 

Vada Pav: Vada pav is something that is easily available on almost any busy part of Mumbai. It’s an easy snack for any person who isn't weight conscious, or who prefers a nice meal at mere Rs 10-15. This dish was initially started as the cheapest form of a meal for low income group, but due to its taste, this dish became so popular that many sophisticated hotels also have started dishing out this wonderful dish, at extra cost of course. However, this dish has still retained its charm as an evergreen dish, and many people have it at breakfast, lunch or even dinner as well. It mainly tastes heavenly with a cup of tea…Yummy!

 

Local Transport: Trains, Buses, Taxis, Rickshaws and a new addition to these old modes of transport are the cool cabs and private call-a-cabs, all add up to the look of Mumbai, and the traffic that has become the identity of Mumbai. The life-lines of Mumbai is the right word for these vehicles, since even one day of strike or petrol-diesel-CNG problem can bring the fast moving pace of Mumbai to a halt.

 

South Mumbai: This is a part of Mumbai that every tourist, or a person coming to Mumbai from a small town would want to visit, for the simple reason that south Mumbai is the hub for the financial buzz in Mumbai. For me, it has been the most memorable place to visit, when I saw south Mumbai from the eyes of someone else. But that's another story...Some Places that make this part of Mumbai the most prime location for acitivities would be: 

 

• Share Markets (Bombay Stock Exchange,Reserve Bank of India,main offices of Bank of India, State Bank of India, etc), 

• Jewellery Markets (Jhaveri Bazaar), 

• Government office in Mantralaya, 

• Cooperage Sports Ground, Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium,

• Starting points of the Railway lines of Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Churchgate), 

• Defence colony of military and navy personnels - Navy Nagar, 

• Prince of Wales Museum, now known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sangrahalay.

• Nariman point & Marine Drive making the beautiful queen's necklace during the night time on the coastline of South Mumbai

• Dhobi Ghat, the famous open air Laundromat located at Mahalaxmi.

• The Mulji Jetha market in Mumbai is the largest textile market in Asia.

 

These places make south Mumbai crucial for the financial, political, and commercial activities. But the true Mumbai lies in the streets and gallis of the city and describing them in a blog would simply be impossible. So go Ahead, explore Mumbai.