For brekky we tucked into a bag of peanuts and a couple of chocolate balls purchased in Udaipur for this purpose. The highlight of our day dispensed with we set in for the monotonous day of rolling along the Indian railway. The only notable thing was the air getting stuffier and hotter the further south towards Mumbai we got.
Arriving in Mumbai we set about trying to get crushed to death by travelling on the suburban train system to get us closer to our final destination. With the train barely stopping at each station and a million people getting on and off it's an "all-or-nothing" adventure. We missed the first train that came by as it all happened in such a blur, but the second time round was ours!!
After our near death experience we were in a slight daze and so walked around for quarter of and hour trying to decide between catching the bus, a taxi or walking the few kilometres to Colaba where we would be staying. Walking won, and we soon found a hostel that suited our budget - and although 3 times as much as anything we've ever paid for in India it's still a bargain for Mumbai.
At least we had some beautiful old colonial buildings to wander beneath as we made our way to Colaba.
Despite the recent terror and sadness that overcame Mumbai, in the evening we enjoyed walking in the sea breeze and stopping to be dazzled by the majestically glowing Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.Adlibing it to Bombay!
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