INDIA Through Our Eyes! Experiencing MUMBAI For The First Time 🇮🇳

INDIA Through Our Eyes! Experiencing MUMBAI For The First Time 🇮🇳

Mumbai not what I imagined. No Welcome to Mumbai Hello. Hello. Good morning. Good morning from 
Mumbai. So yesterday we arrived here quite late at night. I think we got to our Airbnb which is this 
cute little house here at the bottom floor with yellow gate. We got here at midnight so we didn’t 
really see anything. So you’re going to see the first look of Mumbai with us right now. Yeah, this 
looks actually pretty chill. Last night was a bit sketchy because everything was so dark, but the 
place is very cozy and spacious. We have a problem with the air conditioner though, so right now 
they’re coming to fix it. Um, and hopefully that resolves the problem. So when we return, hopefully 
the AC fixed. Mhm. Okay, let’s go explore a little bit. There’s so many cats around here. I just 
saw one here and there’s one more here. And then there’s a toilet here. You need to use the 
washroom before we leave? No. So, you may be   wondering why we decided to stay in a very local 
area and in an Airbnb instead of a hotel. Well, it’s because when we were looking at hotels, 
we thought that there wasn’t good value. Like, they weren’t cheap. Like $100 $150 a night and it 
looked a bit just like an older hotel room. And the reviews are not as great as the Airbnb would 
be. Yeah. So, we thought we would do an Airbnb because we always like having more space and also 
a washer, like to wash our clothes. Um, and yeah, just the reviews were good, so we thought we’d 
give it a try. And it was only $60 USD a night, $68 I think. Yeah. So, it’s pretty good. But, we 
are actually in a very nice neighborhood. So this area is called Khar West and it’s kind of close to 
Bandra as well which is more like the trendy area not too overly crowded but it does take about 20 
to 30 minutes for us to make our way down to South Mumbai where a lot of the tourist attractions are. 
So it is our first time in India. So today we will try figure things out together. Yeah. figure 
things out together. The tuk tuk is so cute, but I don’t think they call it tuk tuk here. They 
call it rickshaw. Yeah, these ones we should try one. They look like kind of similar to the tuk 
tuks we have in Thailand, right? Even nicer. Thailand doesn’t have that cover on the side. 
Namaste. Namaste. Namaste. All right. Okay. This is like the first major road we have been to quite 
a contrast because where we stay at the village is so quiet. Now it’s a bit more chaotic but not as 
chaotic as I expected. Okay, let’s call Rick Shaw using Uber. Using Uber. Yeah. So, it’s not our 
first time using Uber here in Mumbai. We actually used Uber yesterday to get from the airport to our 
Airbnb and it’s quite convenient and widely used by locals which gives us confidence in using it 
as well. We had a great impression actually when we first arrived into Mumbai because the airport 
itself was very modern. Great signage and English everywhere and everything just went really smooth. 
They even got someone to stand in line at the Uber to help you out to help us out. And yeah, it 
was so far a really smooth experience. One thing though, if you want to take Uber from the 
airport, make sure to choose Uber XL. That way you don’t have to wait in line. Yeah, cuz majority 
of them were XL’s, but we pressed premier cuz we thought it would be cheaper and we waited too 
long until someone told us we should just switch. It should come in 1 minute and it’s only 
59 rupees. That’s like 50 cent. Oh yeah, it’s so cheap. A dollar. Yeah, we look 
for 1577. I think this is the one. 1577. Yay. Okay. Namaste. This is so cool. All right. So, 
we’re heading to Bandra to this cafe that I found called Subko. Should be nice. It needs some getting used to. I think the driving 
here is uh they drive very close to one another and the road is not very smooth. But this is the 
fun. This is the fun part. I feel like nobody gets mad. It kind of reminds me of Vietnam. Like 
you slow down enough that you can get past each other and then no one’s angry. But honestly, the 
honking is not as bad as Hanoi. It’s actually not as bad as Hanoi for sure. Thank you. Nice meeting 
you. We’re here this way. Yeah. Watch out though. Okay. Bye. Drive safe. Which way we 
go? Um this way. That direction. Oh, look at this wall mural. That’s beautiful. 
How was your first rickshaw experience in Mumbai? It was really good actually. I mean 
the roads are chaotic but people seem to know what they’re doing and the confidence. So it 
was it was fun. and Siraj. Siraj so friendly and just to be able to see like real life 
happening all around you as you’re driving   down the streets is pretty cool. Yeah. 
Found it. Is it here? Here. Yeah. Oh, that’s so cute. It’s like in a little house. Some 
cool specialty coffee roasters and bake house. Hello. Wow, this is so cool. 
Good morning. Namaste. Namaste. This is beautiful. This is the most 
beautiful menu spread out like this. Super cute. Wow. Impressed. Cheers. First coffee in India. Oh, that’s really good. Wow. Are the beans from 
India cuz there’s so many coffee roasters around Mumbai like when we were driving we just saw 
so many. Are the beans from India you think or   they just roast other countries beans maybe? But 
it’s very delicious one thing I want to try though is Indian chai yes cuz when we were in Nepal 
last year? 2 years ago? We were in love with chai so I want to see I want to see what’s the 
difference but that’s more like roadside places, small shops selling it or specialty chai shops, 
not like fancy places I think like this. I feel like we’re going to get our fair share of chai 
before we leave India. We’re slowly, you know, adjusting our stomach. So, we’re starting from a 
nicer place and then we’ll we’ll work our way to street side vendors. Oh, my first dairy. Yeah. I 
cannot confirm 100% but ChatGPT says that if we’re going to cafes like this one Subko they proudly 
use Indian beans. So most India’s coffee is grown in the south in like lush high altitude regions. 
It’s actually really nice to see places that focus on you know sourcing things from local farmers 
and ethical businesses. So coffee, for example, in India like I never I never knew this and also 
around the world as well because I think there’s   something called like a third wave coffee movement 
which is treating coffee almost like wine. you know exactly where it comes from, how everything 
is treated. You probably pay a little bit more for it, but it’s a way of sustaining farmers, but 
also for people like connoisseurs to enjoy the product. Why do why do they call it third wave? 
Cuz the first wave was like instant coffee and stuff was about being cheap, being convenient. 
Second was like Starbucks like commercialized espressos type drinks you know that are 
made for the mass public. So third wave is more yeah it’s more down to earth kind of 
movement like doing well by doing good. Yeah. You want some lemon tea? Not yet. Not. I’m not ready for it yet. We 
are walking toward Bandra Railway Station now and stumble across this little market. It’s 
interesting cuz a lot of the signage said like fixed price, no bargaining. So, it’s like 250 
to 300 or something. That’s good. Oh, that’s beautiful, babe. This is a nice one, right? Yeah, 
that’s a nice color. How much is it again? 350. Oh, yeah. Yeah. This one red looks nice. I know. 
Thank you. You don’t want Louis Vuitton? No, this one is much more beautiful. Louis Vuitton 
is same price? This different price. Oh, it’s a first. Oh, okay. It’s nice. But this one 
300? 300. 300. Perfect. Too hot. Too hot. Yeah, this one is better. Okay. Yay. Yay. Thank you. 
Thank you. This will be very handy because if you go to any temples or Well, I have my shoulders 
covered. True. So, it’s okay. But just, but it matches your outfit add a nice accent to it. 
Yeah. I think it’s nice, nicer than Louis Vuitton. Oh, we can go out this way. Let’s walk through here. What the heck? 
Goats in the middle of the street. Hi guys. Why do they look so different? 
Like less hair. Hi. Don’t eat my camera. They have long ears. Yeah. Hi. Just watch where you’re walking. Okay. 
There’s lots of poo here. Excuse me. This part of Mumbai feels so raw, isn’t it? It 
feels very local like where local people live, work. Yeah. Hang out. This looks good, 
too. Biryani. It smells really good. Smells really good. It’s pretty cute 
because a lot of people look at us and just that’s it. But there are quite a 
few that say hi and say hello friend. Oh that’s how they make them. Wow roti. Rumali 
roti. Rumali roti. This is very rare addition in India. Oh okay. Rare edition. That looks really 
good. Yeah. It says you can get four roti plus a karma one of the I guess one of the curries for 
70 rupees. That’s so cheap. That is so affordable. It definitely for like working class everyday 
people. Thank you so much. Thank you. Seeing the price of the local food here now, I can see why 
our coffee actually is expensive to most people, I guess. Real quick, a big thank you to 
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box below. Now, let’s get back to the video. This is it. Bandra Station where we are now is 
quite away from all the tourist attractions. So, we’re going to make our way down south and we’re 
going to attempt to try to take the local train.   I don’t know how it works, but we can ask people 
here. We’ll figure it out. Yeah. So, we can buy a ticket from this machine, right? Can you pay cash 
on it? And we have to pay cash or credit card. Use the app. Oh, so maybe cash we 
have to use there. Yeah. Okay. So,   we Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much. So, you 
cannot use the cash to buy from the machine. So, we have to go back here 
and line up. Thank you. You got it. Yes, I got uh first class. First 
class. Yes. What does first class mean? AC or no AC? First class. No AC. Because when I asked him 
about AC, first class is a different. Which one is the which one is better, AC or first class? AC 
is better. AC is the best one. We go first class. We come back, we try AC. That’s nice. So, I chose 
the first class instead of the AC because of the timing. I think he said that we have to wait 
longer if we’re going to get the AC one. Oh,   okay. But now, where do we go? We’re going to 
Churchgate. Churchgate is this platform. Oh, we go up. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Go from 
five. Five, it’s a fast one. If you go to three number, it’s a slow. It will take 
two time. If you go to the five number, it will take only two stations. Okay. Straight 
to the Churchgate. Okay. Thank you. And then please can you help something for my leg? 
God will help you. Thank you. Thank you. I think coming inside the station is the 
first time I’m feeling like there’s a lot of people asking for money. Yeah. But that guy, 
he was helpful since we got to the station. So, I did give him whatever coins I had left. But 
there’s just so many. And they come to you and they just they tap you. Especially tap on your 
arm, especially children. Yeah. The train is here. This is not ours, right? Oh, is it? I 
don’t know. This is pretty interesting. Look, it says first class for ladies only. So, 
they’re separate genders. This is the AC train because look, it’s all sealed. Yeah. So, 
it’s similar to the BTS in Thailand. The first class one is open air. It’s not very full 
in there. Do you like seafood? We do like seafood. Restaurant name is J A I H I N D. 5 
minutes from here. Yes, you put it in. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Byebye. J A I H I 
N D. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Let’s pin it before we forget. You know what though? He might be 
the owner of it. The seafood restaurant. Yeah. The train is so long. Oh, this 
one. The red line is first class. Oh, we have to go that way. This is second 
class. Oh, no. We We’re not going to make it, babe. We’re not going to make it 
this way. This way. Run, run, run,   run, run. Go, go, go. Go, go, go. 
This one here. No, it’s first class. Oh, we made it. Is this a woman’s one? 
Oh, is it a woman train? Oh, it is. Oh, we cannot go this one. Okay, go. Go, 
go, go. Which one? This one. This one. I ran in there and all the women star at 
me. Yeah. And then and then another boy   looked at us from the outside and I was like, 
“This is for woman? We cannot?” He’s like, “Oh no.” That’s what you have to watch out 
for when you take a train here in Mumbai. You think I can stand over there? 
Go experience it. Open air. Wow. Isn’t it scary? It is. But you can also see that there’s so many people 
halfway out enjoying the breeze. I got to say that was one of the 
coolest train experiences we ever had. That one’s actually really fun and I’m really 
proud of us for being able to figure it out. Figure it out, but with the help of so many 
people actually who look at us being like,   “You guys are so lost. Can I help you?” The 
trick is to look confused. Everyone will come and help you here in India. So, now that 
we’re in Churchgate, there’s a lot of kind of tourist attractions and little food stalls 
that we have pinned over the last couple weeks, and a lot of suggestions are actually from 
our subscribers as well. So, we’re excited to see what this area is like. And I think this 
is one of the most popular areas of Mumbai. Hey. Hey. Hey. Are they playing cricket? I’ve never 
played cricket before. I have no idea what cricket is. I don’t know the 
rules. But the way that they throw,   it’s so interesting. Now these boys are just 
practicing the throw. But then on the other side, those guys are in uniform. So they must be 
like a team or something. Yeah. What a view, huh? Mumbai. Not what I imagined. No. 
Surprisingly more chill than I thought. Are they English books? Yeah. And 
only 100 rupees each, babe. Yeah. Let me check these. It says super sale. There’s 
actually two books that I wanted to buy before. You happy? Yeah, I got this for 150. Why is 
it so cheap? Do they have all the pages? Yeah, like the inside looks good. I mean, the font is 
quite big. Is it maybe they just like reprinted the book? I’m not sure. Yeah, you can see the 
resolution I guess is not as good, but it doesn’t matter. The story is still the same. Nice. I feel 
like I’m shopping a lot already. Very successful day for you. Okay, now I’m going to bring you to 
my fountain just across the street here. Right there. Welcome to Flora Fountain. A fountain 
dedicated for Flora. The Roman goddess. Not me, but her at the top. Oh, that’s what she is. Yeah. 
There was another name to this fountain before, but it’s known as here the Flora Fountain 
now because of her. And there’s something about the different figures at the bottom 
represent industrial, cereal, planet, edible food products of India, something to 
represent a country. Yeah. Interesting. I noticed a lot of beautiful buildings around this 
area. Yeah. I feel like this is kind of like the business district of Mumbai and a lot of the old 
buildings have now been turned into new buildings like this one back here. Oriental building. 
Oriental now is actually a insurance company. But back in the day, this building here was 
a cathedral high school in the 1800s. And then you look at every different corner, you 
see also like old buildings, old structure,   kind of gothic looking buildings sticking out. 
Yeah, even the railway headquarters back there looked really beautiful as well. I feel like we 
did a lot of walking and we deserve some chai. This place must be good. All the locals 
are here. Look at just the chai. This is the list of different chai. And all we know 
is masala chai. What are these other ones? We got to try one original and then choose one 
specialty. And then they have refreshing chai like ginger lemon chai. Oh, that’s that 
sounds delicious. Flora. Yeah, it’s mine. masala. This one is masala. Masala chai. Yeah. Is 
there one more chai? Oh, it’s coming. Okay. Okay. Thank you. What is this? This is bun maska which 
is I think like a soft bun with butter inside. Oh, you can go here. And that’s the original 
chai. I’m not sure. I don’t know if this is I think this is… Oh, I smell cardamom. This 
is the ginger cardamom chai. It comes in these little clay cups that looks so cute, but I saw 
people drink and then throw them in the trash. I try first. Oh my goodness. Really? Oh my god. Wow. It’s so intense. Oh, is it sweet? I ordered 
the normal sweetness, but it’s actually really, really good. Damn, you’re going to love 
this so much. I think we need to order more. We’re from Thailand. From Thailand. Wow. Right. 
That’s crazy good. That is so good. It feels like someone gave you a really warm hug. That’s what it 
feels like. I think we have to master how to make this back in Thailand. This is so so good. Wow. 
Okay. This one I feel like you can’t eat because of the butter. So, I’ll try it for us. Yeah. It’s 
just really buttered. So, buttered bun, you know. Oh, maybe dip it in the chai. 
Dip it in there. There you go. No. It’s a buttered bun. It’s probably like 
local comfort food. Nothing too crazy this one, but the chai. Thank you. Oh, it’s hot. Can you 
help me? Thank you. Now, this one is interesting. It’s just instant noodles cooked in curry. 
But it’s so thick. Smells delicious, though. Oh my god, that’s so delicious. It’s just a explosion of flavors. Wow. Oh my god. It is curry sauce, isn’t it? Is 
it spicy? A little bit. Spicy, peppery. Is it creamy or it’s just…it’s not creamy at 
all. It’s just very full, very bold tasting. And I like that it’s so hot. This is one of the 
best instant noodles I ever had. So before coming to India, we have watched a few Bollywood movies. 
I remember the four good ones that we watched. 12 Fail, Srikanth, what’s the other one Gangubai 
Gangubai and the last one was Maharaj and this was one of the filming location yes it’s called 
Asiatic Society Mumbai I think it’s a library yeah it’s a state central library town hall yeah 
it’s probably not the popular tourist site but we always want to come here to check it out the 
movie Maharaj really stuck with us because it’s also based on a real story. So, it’s about 
a young journalist who was questioning the immoral behaviors of a religious leader and 
took him to court and it is basically telling people how important education is during that time 
period. So, yeah, I think a library is like the perfect setting. It says right here it was built 
in 1804. I actually see like a couple coming out in their like wedding outfits. So maybe this is a 
popular spot for wedding photos. Do you think we can go inside? I’m not sure. But first of all, 
we have to figure out how to cross the street. Okay. Ready? Should we cross here or 
should we cross in the front? Okay.   Here. Here. Here. Come. Come. Come. Are we Oh, no. Let’s go to the front. I’m scared. Okay. 
We’ll follow you. We’re going to follow you. This is the best way. Okay. 
Oh, okay. All right. Thank you. Oh, no. We missed a chance. 
Okay. After this. Okay. Run, run, run, run, run. Thank you. Thank you. This is probably the most 
popular spot here in Mumbai. This is the Gateway of India. But unfortunately, 
it’s under construction. Oh no. Still beautiful though. Mhm. Look at that hotel. That’s the 
Taj Mahal Hotel. I actually looked at that to see if I could surprise you when we can stay 
there for a few nights. And what happened?   $400-500 a night and it’s too expensive. 
It’s over budget, but it’s so beautiful. So, you surprised me with a $60 Airbnb instead? 
Yes. And coming here to see the outside of it. So Flora, what is this gate here? So this is the 
Gateway of India and actually at the top it says that it is to commemorate… where you from? 
Thailand. Thailand. Nice meeting you. Namaste. Nice to meet you. Nice meeting you. How is India? 
India is awesome. We love it. Mumbai people are so friendly. It’s our first day actually in Mumbai. 
So, so far so good. How much do we go? Pardon me. How much days do you have? Uh, three days. 
Three days. And then we will also go to Goa and Kerala. Yeah. So, this is our first stop. 
Thank you. Namaste. Nice to meet you. Namaste. Why is this gate here? Back to my story. 
So this spot here is to commemorate the British monarchs first stepping into India 
in 1911…Of course come. We’ll tell you about this date in a bit. Okay. Thank 
you. Thank you. Thank you. Namaste. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Thank you. 
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Namaste. Thank you. I love Thailand. Oh, thank you. I 
love India. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Okay. Come, come, come. 
Come. Flora is very popular. Bye-bye. Thank you. Bye-bye. Have a good day. Wow, you’re a celebrity. You think you 
think it’s me? I think it’s you. You’re   so cute. I think it’s your hair cuz nobody 
has short hair here. I think I think it is. Right. Everyone has long hair. I think long 
hair is associated with very beautiful. So, I think I’m just cool. I think they want to focus. Okay, Flora, tell us about this gate. We have 
to keep walking though. Keep walking. So this is the Gate of India. This is the place where King 
George V and Queen Mary first stepped onto India back in 1911. So this gate wasn’t here but they 
built it to commemorate the time that they came to visit and that signifies kind of the colonial 
rule right but then in like 1948 when the British troops were leaving India, like when India gained 
the independence, this was also the spot where the   British troops left. So it’s kind of both, right? 
It’s like welcoming but also exiting and this is Yeah, both. It’s really really interesting. 
But the gate is under construction today,   so we can’t really see it at its prime. I 
think we are now the tourist attraction. Yeah. Okay. Can we get everyone in there? Are you   from Mumbai? Yes. Everyone is from 
Mumbai. Is Mumbai beautiful? Okay. You’re cool. So, what’s your first impressions of India? 
Honestly, it is better than I expected. I think Mumbai has a really good vibe. We met so 
many friendly people today. A lot of helpful people and they have lots of energy. Yeah. 
And the food has been amazing. So I’m excited to keep exploring because Mumbai is just our 
first stop. We are also planning to do a bit more exploring of Mumbai and then we go to Goa, 
go to Kerala. So if you are new to our channel, make sure to subscribe and follow our India 
journey. Thanks again for watching and as   always have a wonderful day. We’ll 
see you in the next one. Bye bye.

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Our first time in India begins right here in Mumbai, a city that completely took us by surprise. We came in not knowing what to expect, but it quickly became a full day of adventure. From sipping the most heartwarming cup of chai, to navigating the chaotic local train, and meeting some of the friendliest locals we’ve ever encountered. We share our first impressions of Mumbai, explore some of its must-see spots, and show what it’s really like to experience India for the first time.

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Video Breakdown by Chapters:
00:00 First day in India!
02:52 Getting around Mumbai
06:48 Impressed with the coffee culture
15:22 Figuring out the local train
21:21 Beautiful buildings in South Mumbai
25:19 Obsessed with this drink!!
31:47 Did we become the tourist attraction?

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