Immediate Impressions
warm welcome
long wait for luggage
they waited till 4 am to pick us up...
Yoga in the early morning...(yeah, that lasted long)
Traffic...birds,prayers,children...
Coffee and Idlies in the market..
Traffic...birds,prayers,children...
Coffee and Idlies in the market..
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First impressions of Bangalore by Jasmine Scarf:
Thick humid air with a cool breeze mixed in-between, 4am, lots of noise, lush green trees, bright colours,warm welcome, smell of diesel,large billboard advertisements, excited by glimpses of the city lit by street lamps- through the bus window...
First day at the market:
Overwhelming, rickshaw ride- scary, cars honking in their own morse code language,whizzing, winding,halting. It is nearby impossible to cross the street here. Market place:many textures, rich, vibrant layers, new stimuli, women sitting on the sidewalk with blankets displaying various fruits and veggies arranged into neat piles ready for purchase, stray dogs, two cows eating garbage in an alleyway, cow sleeping on a meridian in between lanes of speeding traffic, delicious smells of incense, smells of urine, crowded srteets, bodies/bikes/vehicles squeezing through, under a tunnel stood an ancient looking temple, a man slept on the ground, juxtaposition of old and new, traditional and modern...intricately intertwined. Eyes: curious, staring, smiling, oggling, suspicious, hopeful, wary, wondering, wandering...
So grateful to be here!
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