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Finally the alley ends in a larger area of stores and
commercial units alongside a major road |
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| A delivery emerges
from a large building on our left. |
A textile store is
on the corner |
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Around the corner we are suddenly in a maze of rows and rows of stores with piles of textiles of all colors and textures.
In this one building alone there are over 1,000 individual units. |
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| Some of the unit
owners have clearly seen their business grow and prosper |
No matter how
primitive their means of transport, it is remarkable how
well-dressed everyone is |
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| The
kids find a corner to practice their drawing skills. |
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This
group adopts us in place of the boys and pink girls on
roller-blades that we finally leave at the end of their alley.
They are exuberant and constantly bringing us little things to
examine - a piece of mirror tile or an old coin or piece of
carved wood. |
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| As we
emerge onto the street on the other side of the building, a gateway beckons us to explore further |
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Crossing the street is an adventure all of its own. Survival
depends on an ability to spot a path through the constantly
moving flow of traffic. The varying speeds of vehicles and their
tendency to switch lanes in an instant makes the process either
exhilarating or life-threatening - or both. One thing you do
need to know - drivers will NEVER pay the slightest attention to
anyone trying to cross the road. Waiting for someone to allow
you cross in front of them is futile. Getting stuck in the
middle of the road will result in traffic whizzing by within
inches but not in anyone stopping to let you cross. |
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There
are may along the road who look as though they have come into
the city to do a little shopping for their local store in the
country and are
waiting for the bus home.
We wait around for a while in the
hope of seeing how people and purchases manage to get
aboard but there is too much going on around us to linger
anywhere for too long. |
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| A
slice of melon on a stick seems to be a favorite roadside
snack |
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| A
game of cards in a convenient corner helps to pass the time |
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Pretty girls are everywhere... |
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| ...as
are people ready to enjoy the process of someone sneaking up on
them to take their picture. |
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