We shop daily at the junction just down the hill from our flat. There you can find all your basic day-to-day needs. We have 3 bakeries, a grocery store, a produce store, several little stands of various items, some ironing guys (no electricity - coals inside), a chai guy,a fish lady from time-to-time on the sidewalk, a pharmacy ($1.50 antibiotics, no prescription necessary), a refridgeratorless butcher with live poultry, some cloth shops, some taylors, a temple, a templesk Catholic church, another church...you get it. This is all pressed into a 100 yard stretch. Here's some pictures of our walk down and back:
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| Nod (sideways of coarse) to the guard on your way out, if he's awake. |
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This is the pharmacy where you can also load some rupees into your phone. It is only 20 meters from our gate. A lot is packed in there.
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| A nicer house in our neighborhood. |
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| Almost there. |
School's out!
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| "Sheshi" happened to be down at the junction, too. He's our building's caretaker. |
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| Iniqui oodoo kilo parum vanum. = I would like one kilo of bananas. |
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| U-mart...if you're looking for it, it's hiding in there somewhere. |
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| We buy most of our produce here at Spring Mart. |
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| This bakery also has a great lunch for about $1, but wife and kids can't hang with the spice. They have yummy biryani served in a clay pot that you keep. The intention is to just throw it away when done, but we keep ours. Who knows what we'll do with them. |
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| The Chai Guy |
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| The Junction |
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| Heading back up the hill... |
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| Home Sweet Home |
School's out!
