Day 2 in Bangalore: This city is incredible. I'm not even sure if I can call it a city, really. It's dusty, hot, humid, full or rubble, rubbish, stray dogs, fresh juice stands, corn-on-the-cob sellers, internet cafes, endless Nokia/Blackberry/Levis/Nike shops and literally *thousands* of auto-rickshaws. We've only explored a few of the main roads so far, really, which makes it feel small-ish, and the haphazard nature of the roads, junctions and (I use this term loosely) 'roundabouts', which are neither particularly round nor seem to be much good at controlling the traffic, add to a feeling of chaos. But it's organised chaos. It seems to work. The fruit-sellers have their spots, the beggers line a small section (mostly outside McDonalds) of one of the bustling high streets, the little begging children even quite happily fall asleep
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