Tag: Mumbai
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Bye bye, Mumbai!
06:00 pm The ship departs punctually and a glowing red sun bids us farewell from Mumbai, the city of the beautiful bay. The name “Bom BahÃa” was once given to Mumbai by the Portuguese sailors, and with the reign of the English it eventually became Bombay, we are told. Since the beginning of the 1990s,…
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New Year in Mumbai, India
We started today’s New Year’s Day with a change of plans. It was incredibly crowded due to the holiday, as it was the last day off for many locals before going back to school, university or work. Accordingly, the Gateway to India, one of the attractions not far from the port and also the departure…
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The first shore leave in the new year: India
12:50 pm (India Standard Time) Happy New Year! After a late breakfast (actually I would not have needed anything, because canapés and doughnuts at midnight have satiated very well after a rich, festive dinner and counteracted the hangover) we are again in line for entry formalities. The yellow shore leave card for Mumbai must finally…
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New Year’s Eve – no fireworks in the Indian Ocean
09:30 am (Mumbai time zone) The last day of the year has dawned and once again time was stolen from us overnight. This time it was only half an hour, but before that it was a full 60 minutes. To adapt us to the time zone of Mumbai, this is certainly useful in stages. One…