Hey lady wanna buy a ......

Having a driver in Delhi to navigate the roads and traffic is an absolute godsend, as is not ever having to worry about finding a car park! It also gives you the opportunity to stare out the window and soak up the visual spectacular that is India. I feel guilty sometimes not talking to Dean or the kids as I stare in amazement at the sights unfolding before me, merrily snapping away with my camera trying to get that one magical shot that sums up India, or at least New Delhi to a "t"!

One of the things that takes time to get used to is beggars rapping on your window and making godawful noises to get your attraction looking for “Bakshish” (money) and of course then there are the wandering salesmen (if you can call them that). All waiting in the median strip for the next change of traffic lights where they quickly pounce on unsuspecting car passengers and weave their way through cars trying to maximse their sales until the next change of lights.


This little guy was selling flags on Independence Day

We’re keeping a list of all the things that have been foisted before us whilst in the car:



• Newspapers, magazines & books


• Flowers ... small bunches of roses, garlands of marigolds and in the late afternoon/early evening braids of jasmine flowers that open in the evening and release their scent.


• No he's not dusting (though both cars & the leaves on the trees could do with it!) In the afternoons, feather dusters, tea towels & orange blankets (why orange I just don’t know) come out for sale.

• Head massagers

• Mobile phone chargers come out in the afternoon rush hour

• Slices of coconut (from very cross lookn dudes)
• Tissue Boxes
• Toy aeroplanes
• Bobble head dogs

I’m wondering, if in the space of a whole year we’ll see an obvious cycle of wares being flogged, or seasonal produce or items relating to specific festivals, only time will tell, so . keep adding to this blog as the list gets longer!

I’m yet to get photos of the little kids who do backflips and cartwheels inbetween vehicles, with lengths of leather or something on their head which they spin round n round to "entertain" you for money. Stay tuned....

No idea what’s in the tin, but she’s just after some rupees.