Today I ventured into the 'old' Vadodara. It is old India, raw India, unspoilt India. No tourists in this city, just the odd expatriate like ourselves. Caught a Rickshaw about 15 minutes out of the city and hit the colourful bazaars. Every corner I turned, I saw something exciting and new. The bright colours of the fabrics, the infectious smells of burning insense, the animals wandering about with not a care in the world, the human excrement ground into the walkways.....it's here and it's now as it was hundreds of years before. The auto rickshaws are an added touch to that of yesteryear but the noise of the bazaar is electric and exciting. As I wandered up tiny laneways barely wide enough to let two pass, I was treated to some fabulous sights, smells and sounds to excite my senses. This is Incredible India!