Some more pics and fact file

A Castel billboard on Church Street.

Stray Dogs rule the streets in Bangalore...

Here are a few scary facts on stray dogs in Bangalore:

1. India has the highest population of stray dogs in the world, an estimated 19 million. In Bangalore city alone, there are an estimated 200,000 stray dogs today, an average of about 10 dogs for every kilometer of road length in Bangalore . This closely matches the number of stray dogs one can normally see at night.

2. The BMP and its Mayor claim that there are over 25,000 dog bites a year in Bangalore Municipal limits alone, and probably another half as many cases (no estimates exist) in the seven City Municipal Councils (CMCs) encircling the BMP.

3. There are numerous incidents of two-wheeler accidents caused by stray dogs annually in BMP limits alone.d) 80% of all rabies deaths world-wide occur in India , about 30,000 deaths being reported each year. The actual figure is perhaps four to five times higher, as many cases (e.g. those treated by private doctors, nursing homes or hospitals) go unreported.

4. Annually, there are 50 reported and perhaps 500 unreported or undiagnosed cases of rabies in Bangalore and surroundings, which are invariably fatal and involve 2-7 days of excruciating torture and untreatable pain, in patients fully alert and aware of their impending fate. This is the reason why so few get themselves admitted into the restraining cages at the Govt isolation hospital which is the only institution that accepts them.

5. 42% of dog-bite victims are children

6. 62% of dogs found rabid are less than 1 year old and many are puppies

7. 40% of dogs vaccinated only one time have lost most of their humoral immunity 4-6 months later

You can read the rest here.


We choose to use a modern electric iron but most of the ironing is done with a coal iron like this one.

There are many stalls on the side of the road were you see people stop for a bite to eat or drink. Like this machine that makes a sugar cane drink...can't say that we've tasted it yet!

Marc having a power nap. Joys of having a driver....this is one way of making the time pass when you're stuck in traffic.