Photos of Friends along the Journey

As our friend Annie pointed out, most people in India do not have means to travel outside of the country, and never mind travelling for leisure like most westerners can do. For those who dream of it, tourists such as us bring the travel experience closer to their home; we are their window to meeting people and culture abroad.

I wonder if the photo is part of the “travel” experience to them; they never seem to ask for a copy of the photos I take of them, they are simply happy to see it on my small digital camera screen and smile in response…

Here are some photos of people we met along our travel. There will be more to come.

	En route to Rajkot from Amedabad, our driver stopped in at this roadside “depanneur” owned by his son-in-law (we think that’s what he said!).  We were treated to some chai tea.
	Our first night in Rajkot, fresh off the tourist truck, Annie put me in this attire and we scooted off to one of the many pre-wedding events that we attended. I was asked by several men to take a photo with them… can you say awkward!!!
	David was trying to take a wide shot of the scene and these kids, his new little friends, jumped in front of him asking for a photo to be taken.
	Where’s Hubert? These three photos are shots of various workers at the wedding: bus boys, waiters, hostesses, cleaners, etc. A small group formed for a picture and suddenly it grew to almost two dozen in a matter of seconds.
	We requested medicine for a headache at the front desk.  We didn’t expect that Shyam would actually go to the drugstore to get it for us! Apparently, he likes us very much. We like you too Shyam.  BTW mom and dads, he’s still single.
	The invisible servants in the Kaneria residence happily obliged to have their photo taken. Their faces lit up when they saw their own images in the camera.

At Rajkot train station, we were swarmed by this group of young men who are studying in Delhi.  At first we weren’t sure what to make of them, but they were looking for an international experience. They requested David’s autograph and Kirsten’s photo.  By now, it’s less awkward and more cute.