Things Seen on the Road

Car travel in India is kaleidoscopic, charming, aways surprising, sometimes shocking. We’ve been taking photos and present them here without comment (mostly). What else is there to say?

That’s not a bike lane on the edge of the road, its the cow lane.

The trucks have more decoration than the bicycle I had when I was a kid. Often the decorations include tassels and garlands.

Gas pump with a garland. The flowers are fresh

Sign on a gas station wall showing how to test gas for purity

Note the blue horns

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And, of course, the markets…

Just as US highways used to run through every town’s Main Street, Indian state highways still go right through the markets

Everywhere, the tasteful sari

Why I eat vegetarian while traveling

He grills the corn for you

Yes, that is an enormous bag of peppers on the left