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Sunday, January 20, 2008

The community

We showered, hand-washed some clothes and went out looking for food, internet cafe and the like. As we stepped out, I saw an old Mosque across the road. The TTD Temple was on my left and the Chandramowli (Shiva) Temple on the right. We just needed to walk a few feet to enter those. We visited both the Temples for a very short period. 

The Internet cafe was also on the right side just a few feet away. Hot Tea was being sold by a few street vendors. We were hungry and looked around for a place to eat. Saw two small cafes!! I noticed some beggars/homeless people sitting along the sidewalk. A couple of them had hukka in their mouth. I was a bit nervous to go there to eat.

We walked up the road further hoping for a better place. We saw a Sikh Temple and a Church. I was amazed that three religions were represented on a small street!! No restaurant was found. We returned to the tiny place where they advertised South Indian food. The food and service were good. The eating room was about 10' X 15', had an attached kitchen, dish washing area. One could see the whole action. Talking of child labor, the waiter was about 12 years of age. All smiles, a charmer!! We tipped him well (for being so cute??). Returned to the room, rested well all day.           

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