Went to the central market today and took these pictures.

Dar and I took the bus to Mysore on Friday and spent the night.  Mysore is a nice break from Bangalore as it is quiet and peaceful compared to the business of the city. Highlights were the palace and the bird sanctuary. 

Wanted to give folks a taste of traffic in Mysore – bare in mind that this is a smaller city…Bangalore is about 10x this. By the way, that is not a sheep you hear but a horn. Mysore Auto Rickshaw

We are staying in Koramangala neighborhood in Bangalore – it is one of the more busy districts and is near the center.  There are two pics I took from our balcony.

Ok so ironies of ironies one of the most polluted cities has organic grocery stores.  There is no way of getting around this but the traffic here is absolutely insane – today when we were driving out to one of the properties off the MG road, there was literally 2 inchs on either side of…

Pull out your map of Bangalore and if you can decipher it (a trick we are still learning) then follow along – Richmond area we found one penthouse we liked – Norris cottage with a great patio overlooking the city but the kitchen is kinda stupid – given the fridge would need to be on…

We had a steak pie, potatoes and peas 🙂 and built a fort the next day.  Good times 🙂  

  Check out this bogolanfini given to me by my brother Paul and fiancee Marie for my birthday.  Paul spent some time with the artist in Mali also pictured (however, she isn't making mine).  These bogolanfini are made by painting special mud onto cloth with sticks – the result is stunning! Nakunte Diarra, the artist,…

This is what happens when you show a Kao kid a camera…lots of smile (and drool).

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