Mumbai has been the most westernized city I’ve visited so far in India. It stands out from the rest of India with its British style buildings, wide roads, somewhat more organized traffic, and especially its residents. Seeing young Indian women dressed in fashionable western clothing and socializing with men in pubs was quite a different scene than what I had witnessed so far. Mumbai actually sits on a large area of landfill that integrated many small islands scattered around into one large island. I would have liked to spend some more time in the city to explore the different parts of it better but it was by far the most expensive city I’ve visited, so ended up staying for only a couple of days. Luckily I met a German guy on the train coming into Mumbai with whom we decided to share a room, so was able to keep the cost relatively down. Spent the first day visiting the usual sights, and the second day visiting the art galleries which was a nice change. After purchasing my bus ticket to Goa (trains are always my preferred means of transportation but they were all full) I could feel the excitement of laying on the sandy beaches building up within me.
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