Marine Drive
Marine Drive is Built on a land which reclaimed from Back Bay in 1920, It runs along the shoreline of the Arabian Sea from Nariman Point past Chowpatty Beach to the foot of Malabar Hill. Marine Drive is possibly the best way to discover Mumbai. This is a windswept promenade, flanked by the sea and a row of art deco buildings. Looped between the concrete jungle of Nariman Point, Mumbai’s Manhattan, and the leafy green slopes of Malabar hill, Marine Drive was once called the queen’s Necklace, strung with glittering street lights like an enormous strand of imperious jewels. Like other seafronts, this is where most of south Mumbai comes to breathe in some fresh air. This winding stretch of road with tall buildings on one side and sea on the other extends from Nariman Point to Malabar Hills. Due to its curved shape and many street lights, it was once called the Queen’s Necklace. The road has seen the changing of it’s lights about a decade back as new technologies have come in, thus earlier the ‘Queen’s necklace’ was made out of ‘diamonds’ (white light) and now it consists of ‘Gold’.
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Taraporewala Aquarium
The Taraporewala aquarium was opened in 1951 and has an interesting collection of marine and fresh water specimens. Shells, shell craft and fishery by-products are also on display. It has a proposal to convert this into an underwater Aquarium, where people can undertake an undersea walk, surrounded by marine life. The large tanks have shark, octopus, kite fish and the smaller tanks display corals, worms, sea flower and sea horses. These include both the fresh water and the sea fish. Also on the display are corals, worms, sea flower and sea horses. Apart from the aquatic creatures, wide variety
Gateway of India
Gateway of India is the principal landmark of Mumbai which was the principal port when the visitors came to India by ship. The Gateway of India is situated at Apollo Bunder was designed by George Wikket in 1911. It was built as a triumphal arch to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, complete with four turrets and intricate latticework carved into the yellow basalt stone. Ironically, when the Raj ended in 1947, this colonial symbol also became a sort of epitaph: the last of the British ships that set sail for England left from
Pier 39
What: A former commercial pier converted into a shopping and dining complex
Where: San Francisco waterfront off The Embarcadero between Grant and Stockton
When: Visit Pier 39 any time of day
Who: Pier 39 appeals mostly to shoppers and souvenir-seekers, but everyone enjoys the sea lions that live beside the pier
How Long: A few minutes to a few hours, depending on how much shopping you do, and whether you hang around for one of the shows.
Tips: Take advantage of the rest rooms at Pier 39, they are free and you may not find one again soon. If you park
Rome - Getting There
All ways lead to Rome - like the Romans said. This is more or less still true today. by car:
You can easily reach Rome by car. Four motorways lead to the urban ring road (A 12 from Fiumicino - west, A 1 from Firenze and Orvieto - north, A 24 from northeast which includes A 25 from Pescara, A 1 from Napoli - south). Using the motorways costs a fee of about 10.000 ITL per 100 km. Motor-way Informations you can get at 'Società Autostrade', Tel. 39/6/43632121 (24 hour service)
by air:
Airport Leonardo da Vinci, generally known as
London - Getting Around
LONDON's tube (underground) is legendary but mainly because it's not that fun to use. Although the tube network is immense (13 lines) south London is not well covered. Tickets are bought from machines or from ticket booth in the station entrance hall. Minimum charge is 1.70 pound (zone 1) or you can buy a carnet of ten tickets for 15 pounds. Tube is quicker than buses, especially in summer time when central London becomes a logjam.
Buses in London are more pleasant and interesting. Network is comprehensive and from the double-decker buses you can watch the city's architecture
