100 Things To Do in Bombay

1. Get high on qawwali at Haji Ali 2. Spot a celebrity at Juhu PVR 3. Sit down on the steps of Asiatic Society library 4. Crane your neck to see the Bombay Stock Exchange building 5. Spot a leopard in IIT Bombay campus. If you cant, then settle for an IITian girl 6. Enjoy a play in Prithvi Theatre 7. Enjoy the NCPA in a play or opera 8. Find some calm around the Banganga tank 9. Haggle for non-antiques in Chor Bazaar 10. Face the high tide on Worli seaface 11. Bet money on race horses at the Royal Western India Turf Club, Mahalaxmi 12. Dangle your feet, lean back on your palms and enjoy the sea from the Marine Drive promenade 13. Go for a heritage walk in the Naval Dockyard (first Sunday every month, Indian nationals only) 14. Explore the Sanjay Gandhi national park. A national park in city limits? Oh yeah! 15. Soak in the Victoria Terminus 16. Watch DDLJ at Maratha Mandir 17. Party at Hard Rock Cafe and mourn for a minute the death of mills around Parel 18. Jog on Juhu beach 19. Sit on a tetropod at Nariman Point in midnight till police constables shoo you away 20. Stand still on flyover bridger at Dadar station and watch the crowd whiz by you 21. Find out who is grittier. You or Crawford market? 22. Find the Fort wall 23. Ride the Victoria on Marine Drive. Yeah, cheesy, we know 24. Discover the citys Jewish connection at Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue 25. Watch sunset over Aksa beach in Madh Island 26. Discover the underbelly of Bombay in Dharavi 27. Stay for a night at Taj Mahal Palace hotel. You definitely want to tick off this luxury address for the oh-Istayed-there-for-a-while conversations, dont you? 28. Catch the national madness of cricket in Oval Maidan 29. Read a Bombay book (Suketu Mehtas Maximum City?) in Azaad Maidan 30. Cheer a football match at Cooperage ground 31. Bury your nose in books for hours at Strand 32. Stroll in Bombay University 33. Climb the airport wall in Kurla to gain phenomenal views of Boeings

34. Swoon at a concert in Bandra Kurla complex 35. Gaze at the Queens Necklace from the Hanging Gardens at dusk 36. Hunt for antique furniture (real or fake?) in Oshiwara 37. Hike up the Mazgaon Hill 38. Buy books from roadsides around Flora Fountain 39. Envy the private palaces of Malabar Hill 40. Party on a ferry in the Arabian Sea off Gateway of India 41. Take a break from the city. Vasai offers the ramparts of Bassein fort, ruins of Portugese churches and East Indian food 42. Trek in Sahayadris 43. Say hello to the fauna at Byculla zoo 44. Buy a camera from D N Roads gray market 45. Dare the red light district of Kamatipura 46. Guess what RFID system they use to tag clothes at the Dhobi Ghat 47. Take a power nap at David Sassoon Library 48. Catch movies at art-deco cinemas: Regal (1933), Eros (1938), Metro (1938) 49. Bow your head before citys famous deities: Mumbadevi, Mahalaxmi, Walkeshwar, Siddhivinayak, Iskcon 50. Dine where Shahrukh Khans and Ness Wadias dine: Olive, Indigo 51. Feel the sufi mysticism at dargahs of Haji Ali and Maqdoom Ali Mahimi 52. Shop at the Bandra boutiques or if they are too expensive, give Hill Road or Fashion Street a shot 53. Gape at famous residences: Shahrukh Khans Mannat, Amitabh Bachhans Jalsa 54. Discover theatre scene in the city at venues other than Prithvi and NCPA: Sophia Bhabha Hall, Breach Candy; St Andrews, Bandra W; Rangsharda Auditorium, Bandra W; Ravindra Natya Mandir Hall, Prabhadevi; Gadkari Rangayatan, Thane W; Shivaji Mandir; Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan, Chaupaati; Tejpal Hall, Grant Road 55. Explore the Powai and Vihar lakes 56. Visit the museums: Prince of Wales, Monetary, Modern Art, Mani Bhavan 57. Admire the British era architecture in Fort: Churchgate station, Western Railway headquarters, High Court, General Post Office, Telegraph Office, Police Headquarters 58. Learn about the rock-cut architecture: Elephanta, Kanheri, Mahakali and Karla caves 59. Explore the churches: Gloria Church, Byculla, Portugese; Mt Mary Church, Bandra W, Portugese, 1640; St Michaels Church, Mahim, 1565, rebuilt 1973; St Thomas Cathedral, Flora Fountain, 1718; Wodehouse Church, Colaba, 20th century; Afghan Church, Navy Nagar, Colaba, 1858; Our Lady of Salvation Church, Dadar W, Portugese, 19th century; St John Baptist, Seepz, 1579; St Peters Church, Bandra, 1852, rebuilt 1938; St Andrews Church, Bandra, Portugese, 1575

60. Check out an art exhibition: Jehangir Art Gallery, Fort; Tao Art Gallery, Worli; Piramal Art Gallery, Nariman Point 61. Buy fish at Sassoon Docks, Cuffe Parade or Dockyard Road, Mazgaon 62. Find the forts of Bombay: Bombay Castle, Fort; Castella de Aguada, Bandra; Madh Fort, Versova; Mahim Fort, Mahim; Sion Fort, Sion; Sewri Fort, Sewri; Worli Fort, Worli 63. Buy a vintage bollywood poster in Mini Market or Lamington Road 64. Getaway to the beaches around Bombay: Alibag, Kashid, Murud, Nagaon 65. Travel to places overnight: Goa, Ajanta Ellora, Mahabaleshwar, Pune, Khandala and Lonavala 66. Discover the charm of marble tabletops, bentwood chairs and irani chai at Parsi cafes 67. Catch behind the scenes action at a Bollywood studio 68. Loft the ball for a six in your neighborhood galli cricket but make sure you dont break any window panes 69. Silently stare at the Towers of Silence and Agiaries 70. Shadow the dabbawalas for one full day 71. Walk through a koliwada 72. Ride a vintage lift in a 100 year old building 73. Travel in a local train. How about the Virar Fast? 74. Ride a double decker bus. Isnt Bombay the only city where they still run them? 75. If you have made it to a penthouse in Bombay, you might as well enjoy the view 76. Drink cutting chai, eat vada pav 77. Gorge on late night sandwiches in Juhu 78. Sip some wine at an expensive seaside restaurant: Vie Lounge, Juhu; Dome, Intercontinental, Marine Drive; Aurus, Juhu; Salt Water Grill, Girgaum Chaupaati; Bayview Bar, Nariman Point 79. Figure what all the fuss is about having a beer in Mondegar or Leopold 80. Jack you car bonnet using a cold-drink bottle and eat kebabs at Bade Miyan in Tajs back alley 81. Savour a fine authentic meal of East Indian cuisine at Anant Ashram in Kotichawadi 82. Eat a Gujrati-Marwari thali at Friends Union Joshi club in Kalbadevi 83. Smoke a hookah at roof-top restaurant Koyla in the Arab quarters of Colaba 84. Eat South Indian fare in Matunga 85. Eat pav bhaji, pani puri, bhel puri, sev puri at Girgaum Chaupaati 86. Chew a paan outside Shoppers Stop, Bandra W 87. Indulge yourself with fruity flavors of Naturals ice cream. And if its summer, try a cup of alfonso mangoes with malai ice cream 88. Learn out the art of ordering tea in a streetside cafe. Ek paani kum dena. 89. Drink Kingfisher, Cobra or Zingaro in your neighborhood look-alike bar of Nightlovers 90. Try the green chilli ice cream at Bachelorrs

91. Swing to some live music as you enjoy your continental meal at Not Just Jazz By The Bay. Do pay attention to the witty hoarding outside as you leave the place 92. Run the Bombay Marathon (Jan) 93. Enjoy the Kala Ghoda arts festival (Feb) 94. Cheer Mumbai Indians in an IPL cricket match at Wankhede statdium (May-Jun) 95. Get drenched to the bone while biking in the monsoons (Jul-Sep) 96. Sing Govinda aala re aala as 40 feet high human pyramids take the prized matka (Aug-Sep) 97. Get lost in the crowds of Ganesh Chaturthi (Sep) 98. Watch thousands of pink flamingos in the mangroves at Sewri (Nov-May) 99. Eat nihari, kebabs and sweetmeats around Masjid on the eve of Eid (Ramzan) 100. Run a free hug campaign. This is Bombay, meri jaan!