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Banks and currency exchange The logical place to change money when you arrive in Mumbai is at the State Bank of India's 24hr counter in Sahar airport. Rates here are standard but you'll have to pay for an encashment certificate - essential if you intend to buy tourist-quota train tickets or an Indrail pass at the special counters in Churchgate or VT stations. All the major state banks downtown change foreign currency (Mon-Fri 10.30am-2.30pm, Sat 10.30am-12.30pm); some also handle credit cards and cash advances. Several 24hr ATMs handle international transactions, usually Visa, Delta and Mastercard - it's best to check with your bank which you can use beforehand. It's also worth noting that there's often a limit on how much you can take out: it can be as low as Rs4000. ATM machines can be found at: Air India Building, Nariman Point and 293 DN Rd, Fort (Citibank); and 52/60 MG Rd, near Hutama Chowk, Fort and Asha Mahal, Kemp's Corner Flyover, Breach Candy (HSBC). The fast and efficient American Express office (daily 9.30am-6pm; tel 022/204 8291), on Shivaji Marg, around the corner from the Regal cinema in Colaba, offers all the regular services (including poste restante) to travellers' cheque- and card-holders and is open to anyone wishing to change cash. Thomas Cook's big Dr DN Marg branch (Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm; tel 022/204 8556), between the Khadi shop and Hutatma Chowk, can also arrange money transfers from overseas. Airlines, domestic Alliance Air tel 022/611 4426; Air India tel 022/287 6565, ; Indian Airlines, Air India Building, Nariman Point (Mon-Sat 8.30am-7.30pm, Sun 10am-1pm & 1.45-5.30pm; tel 022/202 3031); counter at the airport tel 022/615 6850; Jet Airways, Amarchand Mansion, Madam Cama Road tel 022/285 5788; Sahara Airlines Unit 7, Ground Floor, Tulsiani Chambers, Nariman Point tel 022/283 5671. Airlines, international Aeroflot, Ground Floor, Tulsiani Chambers, Free Press Journal Road, Nariman Point tel 022/287 1942; Air France, Maker Chambers VI, 1st Floor, Nariman Point tel 022/202 5021; Air India, Air India Building, Nariman Point tel 022/202 4142; Air Lanka, 12-D, Raheja Centre, Nariman Point tel 022/282 3288; Alitalia, Industrial Insurance Building, VN Road, Churchgate tel 022/204 5026; British Airways, 202-B Vulcan Insurance Building, VN Road, Churchgate tel 022/282 0888; Cathay Pacific, Bajaj Bhavan, 3rd Floor, 226, Nariman Point tel 022/202 9561; Delta, Taj Mahal , Colaba tel 022/288 5652; Emirates, 228 Mittal Chambers, Nariman Point tel 022/287 1645; Gulf Air, Maker Chamber V, Nariman Point tel 022/202 1626; KLM, Khaitan Bhavan, 198 J Tata Rd, Churchgate tel 022/283 3338; Kuwait Airways, 86 VN Rd, Churchgate tel 022/204 5331; Japan Airlines, Raheja Centre, Nariman Point tel 022/287 4937; Lufthansa, 1st Floor, Express Towers, Nariman Point tel 022/202 7178; Pakistan International Airlines, Mittal Tower, B Wing, 4th Floor, Nariman Point tel 022/202 1373; Qantas Airways, 42 Sakhar Bhavan, Nariman Point tel 022/202 0343; Royal Nepal Airlines, 222, Maker Chamber V, Nariman Point tel 022/283 6197; SAS and Thai Airways, 15 World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Colaba tel 022/215 5301; Saudia, Ground Floor, Express Towers, Nariman Point tel 022/202 0199; Scandinavian Airlines, Ground Floor, Podar House, 10 Marine Drive, Churchgate tel 022/202 7083; South African Airways, Podar House, 10 Marine Drive, Churchgate tel 022/282 3454; Swissair, Maker Chamber VI, 220 Nariman Point tel 022/287 2210; Syrian Arab Airlines, 7 Brabourne Stadium, VN Road, Churchgate tel 022/282 6043; TWA and Australian Airlines, Amarchand Mansion, M Carve Road tel 022/282 3080. Ambulance tel 022/266 2913 or tel 101 for general emergencies or tel 105 for heart cases. Airport enquiries Sahar International Airport tel 022/836 6700. Santa Cruz Domestic Airport: Terminal 1A for Indian Airlines tel 022/615 6633; 1B for all other airlines tel 022/615 6600. Consulates and high commissions Although the many consulates and High Commissions in Mumbai can be useful for replacing lost travel documents or obtaining visas, most of India's neighbouring states, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Nepal and Pakistan, only have embassies in New Delhi and/or Calcutta. All of the following are open Monday to Friday: Australia, 16th Floor, Maker Tower "E", Cuffe Parade (9am-5pm; tel 022/218 1071); Canada, 41/42 Maker Chambers VI, Nariman Point (9am-5.30pm; tel 022/287 6027); China, 1st floor, 11 M.L. Dahanukar Marg (10am-4.30pm; tel 022/282 2662); Denmark, L & T House, Narottam Moraji Marg, Ballard Estate (10am-12.45pm; tel 022/261 4462); Germany, 10th Floor, Hoechst House, Nariman Point (9-11am; tel 022/283 2422); Republic of Ireland, Royal Bombay Yacht Club Chambers, Apollo Bunder (10am-noon; tel 022/202 4607); Netherlands, "International" Building, New Marine Lines, Cross Road, 1 Churchgate (9am-5pm; tel 022/201 6750); Norway, Navroji Mansion, 31 Nathelal Parekh Marg (10am-1pm; tel 022/284 2042); Philippines, 61 Sakhar Bhavan, Nariman Point (10am-1pm; tel 022/202 4792); Singapore, 9th Floor, 94 Sakhar Bhavan, Nariman Point (9am-noon; tel 022/204 3205); South Africa, Gandhi Mansion, 20 Altamount Rd (9am-noon; tel 022/3893725); Spain, Ador House, 3rd floor, 6 K Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda (10.30am-1pm; tel 022/287 4797); Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka House, 34 Homi Modi St, Fort (9.30am-11.30am; tel 022/204 5861); Sweden, 85 Sayani Rd, Subash Gupta Bhawan, Prabhadevi (9.30am-12.30pm; tel 022/288 4563); Switzerland, Maker Chamber IV, 10th floor, Nariman Point (8am-11am; tel 022/204 3003); Thailand, Malabar View, 4th floor, Dr Purandure Marg, Chowpatty Sea Face (9am-noon; tel 022/363 1404); United Kingdom, 2nd Floor, Maker Chamber IV, Nariman Point (8am-11.30am; tel 022/283 0517); USA, Lincoln House, 78 Bhulabhai Desai Rd (7am-11am; tel 022/363 3611). Hindi lessons Kalina University, in north Mumbai, and a number of private academies run short courses. Ask at the tourist office in Churchgate (tel 022/203 3144) for more details. Hospitals The best hospital in the centre is the private Mumbai Hospital (tel 022/206 7676), New Marine Lines, just north of the government tourist office on M Karve Road. Breach Candy Hospital (tel 022/363 3651) on Bhulabhai Desai Road, near the swimming pool, is also recommended by foreign embassies. Internet access A couple of cramped 24hr places (Rs40 per hour) can be found in Colaba, just round the corner from Leopold's on Nawroji F Marg, though it's worth paying the Rs5 extra at Access Infotech, located down a small alley further down Colaba Causeway on the left, which is faster and more comfortable. Near VT, several places can be found on Sahid Bhagat Singh Marg where Nikhil Communication Centre at no. 268 costs Rs40 per hour and is open till 1am. On-line is another good name and they have two cafes: 82 Veer Nariman Rd, Churchgate and 39 Sea Face, Chowpatty (both Rs50/hr). Left luggage If your hotel won't let you store bags with them, try the cloakrooms at Sahar and Santa Cruz airports, or the one in VT station (Rs7-10 a day). Anything left here, even rucksacks, must be securely fastened with a padlock and can be left for a maximum of one month. Libraries Asiatic Society, SBS Marg, Horniman Circle, Ballard Estate (Mon-Sat 10.30am-7pm); British Council (for British newspapers), A Wing, 1st Floor, Mittal Tower, Nariman Point (Tues-Sat 10am-6pm); Alliance Francaise de Mombai, Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines; Max Mueller Bhavan, Prince of Wales Annexe, off MG Road (Mon-Fri 9.30am-6pm). The KR Cama Oriental Institute, 136 Mumbai Samachar Marg (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm), specializing in Zoroastrian and Iranian studies has a public collection of 22,000 volumes in European and Asian languages. Mumbai Natural History Society, Hornbill House (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm, closed 1st & 3rd Sat of the month), has an international reputation for the study of wildlife in India. Visitors may become temporary members which allows them access to the library, natural history collection, occasional talks and the opportunity to join organized walks and field trips. Pharmacies Real Chemist, 50/51 Kaka Arcade (tel 022/200 2497) and Royal Chemists, M Karve Road (tel 022/534 0531), both close to Mumbai Hospital, are open 24hr. Kemps in the Taj Mahal also opens late. Photographic studios and equipment The Javeri Colour Lab, opposite the Regal cinema in Colaba, stocks colour-print and slide film, as do most of the big hotels. A small boutique behind the florists in the Shakhari Bunder covered market does instant Polaroid passport photographs. Police The main police station in Colaba (tel 022/285 6817) is on the west side of Colaba Causeway, near the crossroads with Ormiston Road. Postal services The GPO (Mon-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 9am-4pm) is around the corner from VT Station, off Nagar Chowk. Its poste restante counter (Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-3pm) is among the most reliable in India, although they trash the letters after four weeks. The much less efficient parcel office (10am-4.30pm) is behind the main building on the first floor. Packing-wallahs hang around on the pavement outside. DHL (tel 022/850 5050) have eleven offices in Mumbai, the most convenient being the 24hr one under the Sea Green Hotel at the bottom of Marine Drive. State tourist offices : Goa, Mumbai Central Railway Station tel 022/308 6288; Gujarat, Dhanraj Mahal, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, Apollo Bunder tel 022/202 4925; Himachal Pradesh, 36 World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade tel 022/218 1123; Jammu & Kashmir, 25 World Trade Centre tel 022/218 9040; Kerala Tourism Information Counter, "Kairali", Nirmal Building, Nariman Point tel 022/202 6817; Madhya Pradesh, 74 World Trade Centre tel 022/218 7603; Rajasthan, 230 Dr DN Marg, Fort tel 022/204 4162; Tamil Nadu, G2(A), Royal Grace, Lokmanya Tilak Colony Marg No. 2, Dadar (East) tel 022/411 0118; and Uttar Pradesh, 38 World Trade Centre tel 022/218 5458. Swimming pools The snooty sports club at Breach Candy, north of Malabar Hill, is a popular place to beat the heat. A day's membership costs around Rs200. Telephones and faxes STD booths abound in Mumbai. For rock-bottom phone and fax rates however, head for Videsh Sanchar Bhavan (open 24hr), the swanky government telecom building on MG Marg, where you can make reverse charge calls to destinations such as the UK, US and Australia. Receiving incoming calls costs a nominal Rs10. Numbers in the city change constantly, so if you can't get through after several attempts, try directory enquiries on 197. Travel agents The following travel agents are recommended for booking domestic and international flights, and long-distance private buses where specified: Ambassador Travels, 14, Embassy Centre, Nariman Point tel 022/283 1046; Cox and Kings India Ltd, 271/272, Dr DN Marg tel 022/204 3065; Magnum International Tours & Travels, Frainy Villa, 10 Henry Rd, Colaba tel 022/285 2343, magnum.intnal@axcess.net.in ; Peerless Hotels & Travels Ltd, Ground Floor, Churchgate Chambers, 5 New Marine Lines tel 022/265 1500; Sita World Travels Pvt Ltd, 8 Atlanta Building, Nariman Point tel 022/284 0666, boml.sita@sma.springtrpg.ems.vsnl.in ; Thomas Cook.
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