Saturday, March 1, 2014

A Day in the Life of Vapi

The vacation is over -- it's back to Vapi.

The first thing we had to deal with was "dust". Even with the windows closed, the black Vapi dust gets into the bungalow.

This is my "duster" (dust cloth) after wiping off the coffee table. This is pretty typical of the dirt here.
This is the terrace, which hadn't been swept in two weeks. Of course, it is outside.
On a lighter note, there were some interesting sights in town today.

The trains in this part of India use electric engines. Today they were working on the railroad power lines near our bungalow. It didn't seem to be slowing or diminishing the train traffic!

There was a wedding procession through town tonight. Loud music, lots of people, lots of color, and the groom is riding on a horse (far right). The parade was delineated by walkers carrying large electrically lit lanterns on poles.
A closer view of the groom on a horse. It was night (9:00); I'm surprised that the photos came out as good as they did.
This cow reminded me too much of Dakota's forlorn expressions. Just lying in the middle of an intersection. (For those who don't know, Dakota was my dog -- he had to stay back in the U.S.)

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