{"id":90,"date":"2014-02-28T13:31:11","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T13:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikestravels\/?p=90"},"modified":"2014-03-01T16:23:03","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T16:23:03","slug":"hyderabad-street-life-from-the-safety-of-a-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikestravels\/2014\/02\/28\/hyderabad-street-life-from-the-safety-of-a-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyderabad Street Life from the Safety of a Car"},"content":{"rendered":"

So here are some snaps from my voyages to and from the office…<\/p>\n

\"Everything<\/a>
Everything is a taxi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lonely<\/a>
Lonely puppy looks on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"New<\/a>
New building and unfinished street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bamboo<\/a>
Bamboo scaffolding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An<\/a>
An auto rickshaw with a fare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Food<\/a>
Food court<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Looking<\/a>
Looking for work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Army<\/a>
Army guards near the hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"What<\/a>
What I must have looked like during that first ride<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So one of the things I noticed about India so far is that there is a huge disparity in almost everything you see whilst out taking in the sights. For example, I’ve passed beautiful new buildings sitting on what amounts to a dirt lot, surrounded by piles of rubble on an unfinished street.<\/p>\n

There are many, many buildings in varying states of construction. I was wondering if they’d just been abandoned, but today I did see some crews welding on a very tall skeleton of what will be an enormous building. On both sides were empty fields strewn with rubble, and no discernible way to walk to the building on a flat surface. Maybe that’ll come later.<\/p>\n

It’s really quite fascinating how extreme the extremes are. Along the streets are all manner of tiny business crammed in to 3-story buildings, broken up by small tent cities of blue tarps and bamboo poles. There is rubble everywhere. It’s quite overwhelming when you first experience it.<\/p>\n

By today, however, I found myself quite comfortable weaving through the ever-flowing mass of people, cars, motorbikes and auto rickshaws. I’ve finally gotten used to the graceful ballet of chaos in the streets of Hyderabad. It’s a fascinating place.<\/p>\n

To be honest, when I first learned of the opportunity to travel to India, I was very hesitant to commit. It’s eight thousand<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0miles away from home, a completely different culture and without a doubt sits one on the edge of one’s comfort zone. But having been here and having now experienced this wondrous place, I’m really very glad I decided to come.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow I hope I’ll be able to get out and see some of the history. Then it’s onward to Bangalore, then back to my home. How I miss home.<\/p>\n

\"Scootin'\"<\/a>
Scootin’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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