Alexis’ travelogue

uploaded on 29 July 2008

No Emergency Exit uploaded on 11 June 2008

These bike rickshaws were used as miniature school buses for a neighborhood school in Delhi. Before and after school kids packed in like sardines.

Recess uploaded on 11 June 2008

Directly across from my hotel in New Delhi was a small school and the dirt lot that functioned as the school yard during its recess. These young boys were very curious about the comings and goings of the hotel guests.

Lunch Pail uploaded on 11 June 2008

The tailor I was waiting for rode up on his bike, with this neat contraption for carrying his hot meal on the go.

Health Codes? What Health Codes? uploaded on 30 May 2008

Chickens awaiting purchase in a neighborhood in Mysore, India.

New Cell Phone uploaded on 17 May 2008

Searching for a restaurant in Mysore, India, all we seemed to find were recently opened cell phone stores. One of 5.5 million new mobile phone users in India each month, this man very proudly shows off his high-tech phone.

Street Life uploaded on 17 May 2008

Going to school in Berkeley, California, I was used to people living on the streets. Calcutta redefined that for me. Here you would walk down the sidewalk, a foot away from a family's cooking fire. These people lived on the street and you felt like you were walking through their living room. It was intense. So much of life in India happens in public.

Leaving the Light of Day uploaded on 16 May 2008

Wandering around the neighborhoods in Lisbon, I stumbled upon this church. It was a bright, hot afternoon, making the interior seem pitch black.

San Francisco of Europe uploaded on 16 May 2008

So many things about Lisbon reminded me of San Francisco. The Golden Gate replica bridge in the harbor helps, but it was the steep, hilly neighborhoods and the street cars that really did it. Good restaurants and interesting people abound.

Autumn NIght uploaded on 16 May 2008

The Plaza Mayor in Salamanca is my favorite in all of Spain. It's a massive courtyard surrounded on all sides with buildings like these. It's most appealing at night, when the lights show off the architecture.