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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus - I don't think I've ever been to UNESCO-listed railway station before!
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Lucky it's not rush-hour!
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Probably not what most people think of when they think of a train station in India!
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One in 22 million
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The Gateway of India. was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary when they visited India in 1911
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Need a bigger umbrella?
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Locked out
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Still looking cool in the rain
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Helping mum
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The crowded alleyways
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Enjoying lunch at Cafe Leopold ... beneath the bulletholes made during the terrorist attack in 2008
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Dhoby Ghaut ... a huge, open-air laundry. The washers, locally known as Dhobis, work in the open to wash the clothes from Mumbai's hotels and hospitals.
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Not much laundry happening today as it's raining too much
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Looking down
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The view from my hotel. 42% of Mumbai's population lives in slums
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Mumbai ... a city of amazing contrasts
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I didn't go to sleep the night before as my plane got in late, then my taxi picked me up at 2.30am so we could arrive just after sunrise & I slept in the cab ... it was worth it!
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It had to be done!
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Yes, it really is *that* amazing!
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Such a perfect day to visit
