The Queen's Necklace.
We last visited Marine Drive recently on a short trip to Mumbai. It had not changed much from our childhood days when we used to live in this big city, only the traffic has multiplied multi fold since then. It is a beautiful road curving along the Arabian Sea Back Bay in South Mumbai.
I remember walking up to the Hanging Gardens (Kamala Nehru Park) on Malabar Hill in the evenings, and waiting till dusk just to look down at the ‘Queen’s Necklace’ from the lookout point. We could see the entire sweep of Marine Drive from the sandy ‘Chowpatty Beach’ to the tall sky-scrapers of Nariman Point, and beyond. The bright street lights lining the 3 km stretch of Marine Drive would make it look like a necklace with shining jewels, hence the name ‘Queen’s Necklace’.
We took a local train from Bandra to Marine Lines Station, to get to our destination on Marine Drive. One can also get off at Charni Road Station to go to the ‘Chowpatty Beach’ end, or at Churchgate Station to get to the Nariman Point end of Marine Drive. The Taraporewala Aquarium, where one can see rare fish is also located on Marine Drive.
Early mornings one can see the entire stretch of footpath along Marine Drive being used as a jogging or walking track, while in the evenings people come for a leisurely stroll or just to sit on the parapet wall and witness a beautiful sunset. During the monsoons when the sea becomes very rough and the waves threaten to engulf the protective tripods lining the shoreline, many visitors come just to witness the fury of nature.
Marine Drive is one of the iconic attractions of Mumbai. At least a drive or a walk along the promenade is a must to witness the beauty of this ‘Maximum City’.
I remember walking up to the Hanging Gardens (Kamala Nehru Park) on Malabar Hill in the evenings, and waiting till dusk just to look down at the ‘Queen’s Necklace’ from the lookout point. We could see the entire sweep of Marine Drive from the sandy ‘Chowpatty Beach’ to the tall sky-scrapers of Nariman Point, and beyond. The bright street lights lining the 3 km stretch of Marine Drive would make it look like a necklace with shining jewels, hence the name ‘Queen’s Necklace’.
We took a local train from Bandra to Marine Lines Station, to get to our destination on Marine Drive. One can also get off at Charni Road Station to go to the ‘Chowpatty Beach’ end, or at Churchgate Station to get to the Nariman Point end of Marine Drive. The Taraporewala Aquarium, where one can see rare fish is also located on Marine Drive.
Early mornings one can see the entire stretch of footpath along Marine Drive being used as a jogging or walking track, while in the evenings people come for a leisurely stroll or just to sit on the parapet wall and witness a beautiful sunset. During the monsoons when the sea becomes very rough and the waves threaten to engulf the protective tripods lining the shoreline, many visitors come just to witness the fury of nature.
Marine Drive is one of the iconic attractions of Mumbai. At least a drive or a walk along the promenade is a must to witness the beauty of this ‘Maximum City’.
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