India street traffic videos...

Here are some short videos that I took while riding in auto-rickshaws last week, which capture the essence of driving in Hyderabad. Note the short tailgating distances and side margins, the cart left in the middle of the road, and the way that people careen blithely in front of one another. And, lanes? Ha.

(Click on the pictures to play the videos)

First video - 13 seconds:





Second video - 32 seconds - may take a minute to load:





Actually, I must have acclimated some to the driving styles while there, because now that I look back at these, my first response is "Darn, these clips are too tame..." ;-)

Video - Mongoose at the Taj Mahal

As we made our way towards the exit of the Taj Mahal grounds, brian1789 and I encountered some adorable mongeese! They were so enchanting that I completely forgot the Taj policy that no videos are to be taken there... oops ;-) Well, at least it wasn't of the Taj itself!

About 30 seconds long - click picture to view - may take a minute to upload: