The famous dhabba (distributors of the home cooked meals) waiting on the railway platform
Because the land is so expensive in Mumbai, thre buildings are getting higher and higher
Mumbai
February-June 2008
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| Colourfull
porcelain at a handicraft exhibition
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| A small
altar in a taxi: the taxi drivers put their fate in the hands of gods when
they take to the road
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Travelling
Indian style 12 people in a minibus for 6
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| On the streets of Mumbai there are a lot of delivery men like this balancing their egg-trays through crazy traffic | Fancy
transport
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| It is easy
to see that in Mumbai there are about 20 million inhabitants: at the bus
station...
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...at the
train station and in the trains...
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| ...in front
of the cinemas...
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...on the
street...
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| The first
class compartment in the old trains
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The new
trains
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The famous dhabba (distributors of the home cooked meals) waiting on the railway platform |
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Dhabba
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| Sunday
afternoon at the Gate of India
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It looks
like half of the town is at Gate of India
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| The skyline
of South Mumbai, an appartment there costs over 1 milion euro
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The slum
near the airport was razed down by the officials and built back again by the
inhabitants
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Because the land is so expensive in Mumbai, thre buildings are getting higher and higher |
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South
Mumbai
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foothpaths in Mumbai are used for any other activities but not for walking:
selling vegetable
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Selling
carpets
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| Because
lack of gardens, open spaces or the dangerous roads....
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...children
have no other place to play than the roof of their buildings
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| Our favorite pasttime on Sundays: enjoying a meal at a fine restaurant | The coconut water is the best thirst quencher in the tropical climate of Mumbai |