Sunday, July 8, 2007

Mumbai, India

Marcia and I spent 2 great days in Mumbai, India. We started our stay with a boat ride over to Elephanta Island. This island has a cave temple with a massive Shiva sculpture. It was very hot and muggy... we were half asleep from the night flight so I was most impressed with the hundreds of monkeys and cows that were roaming the island!

Our second day in Mumbai was spent doing a city tour. We visited a Jain Temple, Ghandi Museum, the Prince of Wales Museum,and the Gateway to India to name a few!

We went by the Dhobi ghat, which is a public washing area. It was unbelievable. You can pay to have your laundry sent here where it is washed and the dirt is beat out it on a giant rock. It is then hung to dry and pressed!


Dhobi Ghat



Jain Temple


Monkeys on Elephanta Island

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