Jun 28

Life from the balcony

by in Dont drink the water

Some of the things we see daily….still kinda surreal.

Our little shanty town thats popped up in the last week

[singlepic id=231 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Digging her own toilet… how charming!

[singlepic id=232 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Rickshaw home anyone.

[singlepic id=233 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Bored guard..they seem to work 18 hrs days

[singlepic id=234 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Cows are walking everywhere here, they seem tame, although most like this one walk around people.

[singlepic id=235 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Looking towards downtown Kolkata, not that you can see it in the smog!

[singlepic id=236 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Beautiful paint scheme on the apartments, the bridge in the distance is over the river in downtown.

[singlepic id=237 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

The smog of Salt Lake City

[singlepic id=238 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Cow crossing the road, its amazing they dont get killed.

[singlepic id=239 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

A road side stall, complete with cow doing a pee, and the rickshaws waiting for a fare.

[singlepic id=244 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Afternoon game of village cricket anyone?

[singlepic id=249 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

A far off apartment building

[singlepic id=250 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

[singlepic id=251 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Loaded my truck and got the best seat in the house, although its a little hard …

[singlepic id=252 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

The smog is bad , we didnt realize what direction the city was until one day last week where the smog lifted for a couple of hours!

[singlepic id=253 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Yes that car is going down the road on the wrong side…dont worry its normal here!

[singlepic id=254 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

the city center

[singlepic id=261 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

A local bus service

[singlepic id=266 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

[singlepic id=274 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

[singlepic id=275 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

[singlepic id=276 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

[singlepic id=277 w=400 h=300 mode=watermark float=center]

Related posts:

  1. India’s version of the self propelled lawnmower!
  2. The Secret Garden
  3. Our first venture to New Market in Kolkata
  4. Why is it so hard to buy a beer for christ sake…
  5. Delhi belly

Leave a Reply