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Old Delhi Jan 08

On their last day in India we took the Littles to Old Delhi, specifically Chandni Chowk Bazaar.  This was an especially great excursion. 

Instills confidence...

doesn't it?

Hmmmm!

Didn't pay your parking tickets?

Chilies anyone?

Yummy

Fly and hair... tasty!

Hand Cart

these guys are everywhere and dangerous fully loaded... they don't stop for anything

Textiles alley

Temple...

was right in the middle of these little alleys jammed between stores of textiles.

Old school...

hand scale

My wrapping paper store

The paper I bought here before Christmas was really nice. It was thick, had the lines on the "wrong" side for cutting, and said "Made in USA." 24 sheets for 50 rupees.

Gotta get the shot

Barry and the curious cow

Sewer cleaning...

these guys were pulling stuff out of the sewer and dumping in the street... I don't understand the purpose behind it, but hey... it's a job, right? Ewwwww!

Father and son

Enjoying the view of the street. We had a fun wave exchange.

Dave buying fireworks

Goat with a sweater...

Hey... it was a little chilly that day.

Gorgeous Sari...

One of these days, I'll get a really fancy one.

Great Doorway

Henna shop

The green stuff is henna, Sara bought some to do the girls' hands. Many Indian's put this in their hair to prevent hair loss, it turns their hair orange.

Tangle of Wires

Knife sharpening

Knife sharpening

close up

Making roti

Hot coals in the oven

Roti

Making Taffy

Get a load of the hook he's using to pull the taffy on. It's so disgusting. Keep this in mind when you see me at the peanut brittle shop

Lasik?

No, not where I had mine done, but it's conveneintly located across from the sweet shop

Outside Karims

Karims... YUM!

The Little's in their rickshaw

Watch out for that...

milk scheme...

Nose hair trimming...

with scissors, right on the street!

Nuts!

More nuts

Papaya...

Peanut Brittle

We bought and ate the peanut brittle... it was really good

Walking the streets

My mouth is full of peanut brittle

Great brass shop

Precious Human Life

This sign was posted in the brass shop. Don't lose faith in the decency of the common man.

Preschool

VHS store

Can you see how old they look? Proof that you can find ANYTHING in Old Delhi... except Dove chocolates

What the heck is THAT?

Oh, my gosh... that is the most disgusting thing I've ever seen... What is that black thing? Do people actually eat this, or is this supposed to ward off evil?

Street Food...

I guess if you fry it long enough, the staggering amounts of organisms that want to harm me might be reduced to an amount my immune system could handle.

Police car...

Looks very official, don't you think?

Pretty leaves...

don't know what they are for, but someone took the time to swirl them nicely

Tibeten refugee market...

We stopped here on our way to the car and found some nice warm shawls...

Change please?

Several "vendors" stopped us asking us if we could change their US dollars (given by tourists) for rupees. We were swarmed, in fact, but I was glad to be able to help a few. And it was comforting to see a few US dollars.