More Observations and a Correction

First the correction – I posted that there are 6 plus different types of garbage – I was off – there are 26 I was told!! We don’t have to do all that sorting, thankfully, just into 6 or so categories!

Bikes are everywhere – they are the family taxi. Often a mom or even a dad will be seen riding with a child seat in the front and one in the back. They can be completely covered, so they don’t get wet. Some front kids riding up front face frontwards and some backwards. When they go shopping, they just leave the bike outside. If someone is driving a motorized bike, they can even be left running on the sidewalk! We’ve been told there’s no theft here.

Another thing we’ve noticed is how many people wear face masks (like surgeons). When we asked about that, thinking there was some reason, we were told it was just a way to keep healthy – no coughing, sneezing, sniffing on others and vise versa. We see joggers, bikers, men in business suits, etc. with their masks on.

We were amazed to not see dogs anywhere – the first 12 days here we saw 1 seeing eye dog and about 4 others. But when we were out on Sunday, so were the dogs!! While there aren’t many, we probably saw 10 in our walk to and from church (40 minute walk each way).

In fact, on Sunday all the streets were mobbed. Guess that’s the big shopping day. (The picture doesn't do the crowds justice!!)

So far we’ve only heard one car horn and one bike bell. Since there are no shoulders on the road and bikes use the sidewalk, we’d like to hear their bells more often!