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Martin's last day in the country. And what a day. Martin and Michael went exploring by auto-rickshaw and found their way to a couple of areas of interest. The first has a small market and a fascinating district dedicated to recovering parts from old cars and motor cycles and reselling them. The second was a wholesale market, full of lovely people and amazing sights and sounds. I can't imagine a better place to be with a camera.
At 6pm we returned to Cubban Park for the tennis finals. We didn't bother watching the doubles (Martin had to be up at 4:30 a.m. to check out and get to the airport) but... the singles final, with Serena Williams vs Patty Schnyder was absolutely brilliant! Michael is now a self-confessed tennis fan :-)
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A christian church near the first market we visited |
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Bags for sale..... |
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...and coconuts |
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...and grapes |
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... and veg |
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...and other stuff! |
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In the auto parts district, this guy had a very nice Lambretta. Cool! |
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Cars and bikes came in at this side of the district to be taken apart |
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Cow! |
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Car! |
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Like many people we met, these guys asked for their photo to be taken. They were very friendly and one of them was kind of funny too |
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On the way to the wholesale market, we saw this family on the motorcycle from our auto-rickshaw. Note the sleeping baby! |
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More fruit for sale! Actually, Martin took quite a few more "arty" pics from the market. See the Images page for the best ones |
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People were generally happy to have their photo taken and we normally made sure by asking. And they're such a photogenic people! |
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This one escaped the Images page but is a further example of Martin's obsession with fruit and veg close-ups that day! |
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Goats and Lettuce are a winning combination |
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The umbrellas are not because it might rain. It was *really* hot. |
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Serena Williams serving in the Bangalore Open finals! |
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...and Patty Schnyder returning... |
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Serena serving again |
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Serena victorious in straight sets 7/5, 6/3. Patty put up a good fight though and the match was a joy to watch |
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Patty receiving the runner up prize |
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And Serena getting her prize, including a cheque for over $95,000. Nice! |