there were more thunderous downpours, and we were convinced at this stage that the camera and laptop would be ruined, and were kicking ourselves for not putting the rain cover on the rucksack. We were greatly relived to see that once they opened the boot, it was only the bottom of the rucksack that was wet, and the important stuff was in the top.

True to form, it was chucking down when we got off the bus, and so we abandoned our plans to travel through Mumbai by suburban train, and hopped into a black and yellow cab to Victoria Terminus, where we would get the overnight train to Goa later on that evening. We had originally planned to stay overnight in Mumbai, but the only train that had space was the same day, so we just had the one day. We had planned to get a retiring room at the station, just for somewhere to crash if we needed to, but the cost was ridiculous, and we'd slept ok, so we stored

our bags at the station and off we went to explore!

Mumbai is a very busy city, but it does seem more western than other Indian Cities, in that it's not quite so dirty and smelly, and seems a little more orderly, as well as having lots of signs of British rule, including Red London busses, complete with conductors!! I think mostly as a reaction to there only being Indian food in Ahmedabad, we headed straight to the seafront and found what can only be described as a Pizza Hut! We gorged ourselves with a huge pizza, breaded garlic mushrooms and salad, washed down with a welcome couple of beers!!!!

We walked around Mumbai for a bit, dodging the frequent showers, and checked out the sights. We went to the Gateway of India, built to commemorate the arrival of King George as the Emperor