tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181244348660201528.post5895437056896082632..comments2024-03-28T07:16:47.047+00:00Comments on ashramblings: Old Delhi Rickshaw Rideashramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372074132235819250noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181244348660201528.post-70920027715244312612009-12-04T11:33:16.960+00:002009-12-04T11:33:16.960+00:00Tx Ken, Glad it brought back your memories :) It i...Tx Ken, Glad it brought back your memories :) It is still the same - gosh do those rickshaw drivers earn their money. And of course now they have to compete with the tuc-tuc or autorickshaw as they call them here, namely a motor cycle with a cab on top.ashramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372074132235819250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181244348660201528.post-34321647595950552072009-11-25T23:00:24.244+00:002009-11-25T23:00:24.244+00:00Cor
that brought back a host of memories
thanks Sh...Cor<br />that brought back a host of memories<br />thanks Sheila.<br />Hope you do get to spend some more time in the old city.<br />I remember it as still laid out like a medieval city with lanes reserved to particular trades and the early morning with tradesmen on street corners waiting for work and the rickshaw drivers exhausted and crashed out on their machines when the morning rush was over...<br />enjoy<br />Ken xxKen Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617826533418945359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181244348660201528.post-34263518132697378542009-11-24T01:26:11.115+00:002009-11-24T01:26:11.115+00:00Paul Theroux talked about the Jains in his last tr...Paul Theroux talked about the Jains in his last travel book, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star. They are fascinating, as is your account today. I felt like I was there. Loved the descriptions of the rickshaws and spice market.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635317916153720921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181244348660201528.post-36380510108472654862009-11-24T01:24:28.032+00:002009-11-24T01:24:28.032+00:00Oh Sheila, what an incredible post! And the pictur...Oh Sheila, what an incredible post! And the pictures are out of this world! I felt like I was walking in the spice market with you.<br /><br />oh I wish they had allowed photos of the dome...<br /><br />Man, my life is dull!Beejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613166306376742575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181244348660201528.post-31843616784341221312009-11-23T16:42:06.131+00:002009-11-23T16:42:06.131+00:00Aren't you brave to take a photo during your r...Aren't you brave to take a photo during your rickshaw ride!<br /><br />That is really special that you were given a private look at the painter's craft.The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.com