Streets in India

When we left the caves and Arangabad, we returned to Mumbai and then took a flight to Delhi. It was a much different city, but obviously there were similarities. I'd like to share a few details about streets in India (based on just a few cities that we visited).

Cows - you may have heard that cows are sacred in India. This is clearly evident when you are on the street, as they roam pretty much everywhere. In the pics below, they are picking through the garbage which was left on the road, as well as browsing the shops.

Busses - busses are wildly over packed and rarely actually stop. We saw a few instances of people just running up and grabbing onto the bus and just holding on to the outside. We even saw some folks just climb on top of the bus and ride there. In 110 degree heat, the roof may have been cooler than being inside the confinement of the bus, but it's not like the breeze provides any refreshment.
Rickshaws - rickshaws come in a variety of styles (pedal, motorized, with fancy decorations and blaring music), but they all pretty unsafe looking and overpriced for foreigners. They definitely have one intention - to get YOU into their cab. We were followed once for two days straight by this guy who wanted us to ride with him. Even when we were simply walking across the street, he would show up and start haggling. He'd say "10 rupees for a ride" and I'd respond "no thanks, I'm just walking across the street". He'd reply "ok, 5 rupees" to which I'd answer "walking is free. leave me alone!"Public toilets - I have to admit that we only saw a few of these, but they are available if you have a pressing need to go to the loo. Someone asked us to keep an eye out for the worst toilets in the world - I think this one wins hands down.