Bombay Is Now Called Mumbai
From the very beginning of this trip, we have been exposed to what had been the Great British Empire..it must have really been somethig in its heyday and nothing thus far has demonstrated that power more than our visit to India and particularly to Mumbai (Bombay). This is the Gateway to India built in the early 20th century in honor of the arrival of one of the King George's. Mumbai is an interesting mix of Indian and British architecture but generally speaking it appeared to be quite well off.

This is probably the most famous hotel in India called the Taj Mahal. It's story is like the Houston Hotel story in the movie Giant.... in this case a wealthy Indian was denied access to a British hotel and he vowed to build a much better one than the one he was denied entrance. He did it and we had lunch in the Indian cuisine dining room.

This laundry service is an incredible service offered in Mumbai. The workers are all men who come to your apartment once a week and pick up your laundry; bring it to this wash and dry site and deliver the finished product in 7 days.

Look close at the men and tubs where they do the washing..and yes, they live there also.

The visit we made to the museum home of Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most interesting stops we made in all of India. Gandhi was preaching peaceful protest and revolution long before MLK or Mandella and he is loved to this day by the Indian people as the father of independent and free India.

The government has built a lot of high rise apartments for the common people but some two story condos like this one still exist.

It's difficult to ignore these begging faces and believe us when we say these kids have the process down to a science.

We call this useing your head in city center Mumbai if your job is to deliver stuff around town.

This was the welcoming party at the Port in Bombay.