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Maharashtra - Part II

(Sunset over the city. Canon 1200D. 1/500. ISO 200)

Mumbai Day 1

 We reached Mumbai at around 9 pm. We stayed at my mom's friend's house. Their hospitality was so good that no hotel could beat that. It felt like we were in our own home.

The next day we had planned to go to Elephanta Caves (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and some other places. But we ended up spending all of our time in just Elephanta Caves. It takes a lot of time just to get there on the boat. Also, we couldn't start early because we were all tired from the long journey. We left home at noon.

(Gateway of India. Canon 1200D. 1/400. ISO 100)

The boat ride starts from The Gateway of India. The boat left at 1:30 and reached the island at around 2:50. After de-boarding the boat we have to walk 2 km to reach the caves. After you reach there the whole thing seems like not worth the effort, especially when you are visiting Mumbai for the first time and there are a lot of other places you can visit.

(Elephanta Caves. My mom photo bombing it. Canon 1200D)

(Shopping on the island. Canon 1200D. 1/50. ISO 1000)

We roamed around for a while before returning. And honestly, this was the best part of the day. We got to see the sun setting on the city from the sea. And a damn good sunset it was. The photos speak for themselves.

(Canon 1200D. 1/4000. ISO 200)

(Canon 1200D. 1/250. ISO 200)

Then we also got to see The Taj Hotel at night with its lights on. It was amazing, really.

(The Taj Hotel. Canon 1200D. 1/50. ISO 800)



So, with this, we ended our day on a bittersweet note. I thank you all for reading this. I hope you liked it. More posts coming. Goodbye and have a great weekend!

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  1. Varun M RaoNovember 20, 2020 at 7:52 PM

    I'll take it as a compliment. Thanks!

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  2. Varun M RaoNovember 21, 2020 at 8:54 AM

    Thank you bro!

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  3. Sharath SJanuary 9, 2021 at 1:03 PM

    The photo of sun set is stunning especially the second one'(Canon 1200D. 1/250. ISO 200)'

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