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The trip is going well and we have acclimatized to the local way of doing things.Flight over was fine but once we left Mumbai airport the culture shock hit us- descended on by Touts of every description. Negotiated a taxi ride to the hotel - which was an hour away in downtown Mumbai. The taxi was supposed to by air conditioned but it didn't work - no surprise.Went through a maze of suburbs - some of which were pretty depressing.We spent the next day having a look round Mumbai - bit noisy but a bit cleaner than I remembered India.Walked through downtown - the old colonial buildings were quite impressive.Then went on a boat ride to Elephant Island to see some caves - not very impressive - especially when compared to the next set we have seen but it was good to get away from the heat of the city.Managed to get an Indian SIM card for my phone - took 3 visits to the shop - needed my passport plus needed to have my photo taken - but it works and cost 250 RPs - 3 pounds.
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