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quiet little side street ("hello hello my friend")

The relative quiet of the alley my first hotel (Hotel Namaskar) in Paharganj was located at the end of became a welcome break from the rest of the neighborhood. It looked like all the other alleys branching off Main Bazaar, but eventually I learned to identify it by the smell at the entrance to the alley - which I eventually identified as coming from a pair of public urinals directly next to a food stall. Bon appetit!

 

There was (as you can see) internet for ten rupees in a couple locations on this sidestreet, and a couple decent and cheap food stalls (and how I never got sick is beyond me); I would sit on the steps of the hotel and drink tea (having not yet discovered my favorite drink - which would soon become an addiction - a mango juice brand called Slice), watching the people & scooter traffic as I melted in the heat.

 

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