Marine Drive :
If you're feeling energetic, a stroll down
Marine Drive is possibly the best way to
discover Mumbai. This is a windswept promenade,
flanked by the sea and a row of art deco
buildings. Looped between the concrete jungle
of Nariman Point, Mumbai's Manhattan, and
the leafy green slopes of Malabar hill,
Marine Drive was once called the queen's
Necklace, strung with glittering street
lights like an enormous strand of imperious
jewels. It is also one of Mumbai's busiest
roads, an important artery for the heavy
suburban traffic heading downtown. Cars
whiz continually past the two mile stretch,
past huddled lovers, children and babies
in perambulators. Like other seafronts,
this is where most of south Mumbai comes
to breathe in some fresh air.
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