This is our final day in Mumbai (in India, in fact). Our flight to the UK doesn't leave until 02.15 tomorrow and we'd planned to ask for a day room at our boutique hotel, or to hang on to our existing room for a little longer.
However, the hotel charges 50% room rate to hold the room for 4 extra hours till 4pm which seems a bit steep and not very helpful as we won't be leaving for the airport till 10pm.
So we've booked a night at a much cheaper hotel in town. Its close to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, a historic railway station which used to be known as the Victoria Terminus Railway (VT) station and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its a good location from which to walk around a different area of Mumbai then we'll be able to shower and change clothes before leaving for the airport.
We set off to walk to Sassoon Dock just after 7am this morning and this time we found the dock/market.
It was suggested that the best time to go is 5am to watch the fishing boats come in and unload their catches, but there was still plenty of action at 7.30 when we got there In fact it was so packed it was difficult to take photos and we were constantly dodging men/women with dripping bowls of fish/ice on their heads and also the over-long wooden carts they use to transport large boxes of fish.
I'm glad we saw it though - it was noisy and smelly (but I guess most fish markets are the same) and there was a huge array of different fish on display/sale. I could readily imagine Rick Stein being there and waving a dead fish round whilst telling us just how he'd prepare and cook this in his restaurant!
Waiting for their share
A lot of the guys who work at this market, live here too. The accommodation is very basic .... its certainly a hard life for some
Then it was back to the hotel to shower and wash away the fishy pong! Breakfast and then check out time.
However, the hotel charges 50% room rate to hold the room for 4 extra hours till 4pm which seems a bit steep and not very helpful as we won't be leaving for the airport till 10pm.
So we've booked a night at a much cheaper hotel in town. Its close to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, a historic railway station which used to be known as the Victoria Terminus Railway (VT) station and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its a good location from which to walk around a different area of Mumbai then we'll be able to shower and change clothes before leaving for the airport.
We set off to walk to Sassoon Dock just after 7am this morning and this time we found the dock/market.
It was suggested that the best time to go is 5am to watch the fishing boats come in and unload their catches, but there was still plenty of action at 7.30 when we got there In fact it was so packed it was difficult to take photos and we were constantly dodging men/women with dripping bowls of fish/ice on their heads and also the over-long wooden carts they use to transport large boxes of fish.
I'm glad we saw it though - it was noisy and smelly (but I guess most fish markets are the same) and there was a huge array of different fish on display/sale. I could readily imagine Rick Stein being there and waving a dead fish round whilst telling us just how he'd prepare and cook this in his restaurant!
Waiting for their share
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A lot of the guys who work at this market, live here too. The accommodation is very basic .... its certainly a hard life for some
Then it was back to the hotel to shower and wash away the fishy pong! Breakfast and then check out time.
Yes I can certainly see a very enthusiastic Rick Stein wandering around here. Can’t imagine carrying bowls of fish on my head, they must pong! Still very colourful displays.
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