{"id":2119,"date":"2024-02-11T08:13:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T08:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldschool.travel\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2026-03-22T08:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T08:40:44","slug":"mumbai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldschool.travel\/index.php\/2024\/02\/11\/mumbai\/","title":{"rendered":"Mumbai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h5>I have a habit of skimping on the research before visiting a place.<\/h5>\n<p>One advantage of this is that I frequently find myself pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n<p>Retrospective research reveals that it still gets called Bombay, and it is the financial powerhouse of India as well as the home to the mighty Bollywood film industry.<\/p>\n<p>My memories of our all-too-brief visit to Mumbai are of long, leisurely strolls and gorgeous facades.[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=&#8221;&#8221;]JTVCcmxfZ2FsbGVyeSUyMGlkJTNEJTIyMjEyNCUyMiU1RA==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=&#8221;true&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;small-shadow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1582283169681{background-color: #f4efe8 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This video shows our impressions of the city and what, in particular, surprised us about it.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/_nAQu3RNajM&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;video&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1581113256709{background-color: #dddddd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;animation left-to-right&#8221;]Go to YouTube if you would like to comment on this video:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]\t<a class=\"btn-text  animation right-to-left style3\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_nAQu3RNajM\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_nAQu3RNajM\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"circle-btn\"><\/strong><span>https:\/\/youtu.be\/_nAQu3RNajM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1581113499829{background-color: #dddddd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;orange&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1581113191777{background-color: #dddddd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;16px&#8221;][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;animation left-to-right&#8221;]Or, if you want to keep updated, you can subscribe to my YouTube channel:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;animation right-to-left&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCEq45GyNNbRABhfUi6_dXXA?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"grow_on_hover alignnone wp-image-656 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oldschool.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/youtube_subscribe_01-300x69.png\" alt=\"youtube subscribe\" width=\"300\" height=\"69\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/oldschool.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/youtube_subscribe_01-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/oldschool.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/youtube_subscribe_01-185x43.png 185w, https:\/\/oldschool.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/youtube_subscribe_01-20x5.png 20w, https:\/\/oldschool.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/youtube_subscribe_01-207x48.png 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] I have a habit of skimping on the research before visiting a place. 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