Neighborhood Overview
Again, taken from the stairs... looking down into the neighbors' yard. You can see the vegetable man approaching. Across the street there is a pile of sand which is part of a home construction project that I watched. (The actual building is hidden behind the tree.)I never saw any heavy equipment... all construction seemed to be done "by hand". Also across the street you can see where the ironing lady set up her ironing stand (in the mornings), but here, it is closed for the day. The white design on the pavement is done by some in front of their homes. Sometimes it's done in color, other times white.
The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more 
