The road less taken (by Whiteys like me)

The main part of town -- that is, the part on the big bus routes -- is pretty commercialized here. Apparently, a few years back, city officials redesigned the city's main drag and relocated everything that wasn't associated with a big corporation or approved commercial venture. Think Guliani and Times Square.

Anyway, what this means is that the to see the really neat stuff, you have to wander down side streets (duh, I know). Yesterday, while we waited for our cushy non-public compound bus to arrive downtown to take us home, D and I wandered a bit. These are a few of the things that we saw (warning: my photos stink).

1) Tables being readied for the onslaught of Sunday evening diners (Sundays here are like Fridays in the U.S. Everyone goes out and has a good time and stays out late).



2) Pots, pans, plates, and bowls being prepared for the dinners those diners will eat.



3) A whole pig being roasted by hand over charcoal (the dude in the white shirt is holding the pig. The dude in black interrupted the cooking process).






4) Chickens, ducks, geese, and other birds in the line-up for the evening meal.



5) Apartments.