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For hassle-free Siddhivinayak darshan, do a Mumbai darshan
- Updated: August 18, 2016
We’re out early on a Sunday. At a train repository outward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, to be precise, watchful for a large purple train to appear. At 9 am, it rolls in, with banners on a sides earnest to uncover us “Amchi Mumbai a BEST way.”
The phone cameras came out several times, generally in Bandra
If you’re wondering what we’re on about, here’s a understanding — we did a Mumbai Darshan guided train tour, launched on Aug 11 by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) in organisation with Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). Of course, we’re no tourists, yet we wanted to see how this debate stacks adult opposite a possess knowledge of Mumbai.
We usually had 20 mins to try a fascinating Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum
On a bus
We requisitioned a debate online, on the MTDC portal. But when we perceived a tickets, we found that it listed usually ‘CST’
as a pick-up point. Being a Mumbaikar, it was easy to assume that they meant a CST train depot, yet we consternation either tourists would be means to figure that out for themselves.
Our beam was enthusiastic, yet his miss of knowledge was obvious
The debate was to start during 9 am, yet we usually started relocating during 9.35 am since of late arrivals. We spent these 35 mins staring during a TV shade on a bus, that kept looping a names of destinations we would revisit that day — Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Siddhivinayak Temple, Bandstand, Nehru Science Centre, Mani Bhavan, Taraporevala Aquarium, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, and a Gateway of India.
When all 28 passengers had tumbled into a bus, a immature male pennyless a coma by picking adult a mic and addressing us in Hindi. Sporting a T-shirt in an eye-searing shade of yellow, he didn’t demeanour a day comparison than 21 (we schooled after that he is, in fact, still a tyro in his final year of graduation. Whatever happened to gifted professionals?). He wasn’t doing too trashy a job, though, commencement by revelation us a train won’t wait for latecomers during any stop, and warning us not to spawn since “Clean Mumbai is immature Mumbai.”
There were several drive-by spots along a route, like a pretentious Gloria Church, a expanded Mahalaxmi Racecourse, and even High Street Phoenix (why, we ask?). Our beam seemed to have review adult 3 sentences about each of these, since he didn’t dive too deep. Some spots, like a Makhdoom Ali Shah Mahimi Dargah, he merely pointed at, and named.
Mumbai, packed
As with any other debate that packs in approach too most into a itinerary, we found this one too rushed, with usually about 20 mins to spend during each spot. We also could have lived though a traffic-laden outing around noon to Bandra, that was an comprehensive rubbish of time, as we were usually taken there to see a houses in that Bollywood’s kingship resides. While we weren’t impressed, some of my associate passengers seemed definitely star-struck. Ah, well.
Stepping in and out of Siddhivinayak Temple was a breeze; it took barley 15 seconds!
This debate scores above all others when it comes to visiting Siddhivinayak Temple. While we would differently have to join a long, circuitous line for your two-second visible of Lord Ganesha’s idol, here, barricades were pushed aside and we were ushered inside in underneath 15 seconds!
Of course, we still usually held a discerning glance of a pot-bellied God after that we were ushered right out, yet we were blissful to not have spent any time waiting. However, we did adult twiddling a thumbs, outside, until a beam had located a few of a mislaid companions, who were strangely asked to use a opposite exit.
We spoke to a newcomer who was on his initial revisit to Mumbai. He pronounced a tour, nonetheless hurried, gave him a visible map of a city, so assisting him draft out an channel for a rest of his trip.
In that respect, we consider a Mumbai Darshan is a good choice if we want a touch-and-go debate of a city. Since it is still in a teething phase, we’re anticipating a few things we didn’t like will shortly change.
What we liked
The guide’s canary yellow T-shirt indeed done him easier to mark in swarming places.
We desired how fast we were means to get into a swarming Siddhivinayak Temple.
The motorist of a train was knowledgeable, and informed with routes generally in traffic.
What we didn’t
No leaflet with information about stops.
We insincere we would have to buy a possess food, yet it incited out that snacks and lunch were partial of a plan. MTDC should discuss this on a website.
20 mins is deficient for a stop during a museum, and there are dual on this itinerary.
While we give a immature beam outlines for effort, we would have elite someone some-more experienced.
About a Mumbai Darshan tour
MAJOR STOPS:
Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Siddhivinayak Temple
Bandstand
Nehru Science Centre
Mani Bhavan
Taraporevala Aquarium
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Gateway of India