YOUNG COUPLE enjoying themselves while waiting in traffic on a busy Dhaka street near the Dhanmondi Pizza Hut. I walked to Pizza Hut to celebrate my birthday with friends. If figured if I walked I would have more opportunities to get some good photos. I was pleasantly surprised to get a call from a friend in Kansas wishing me a “Happy Birthday” while on my rickshaw ride home.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to myself! This photo of me was taken in 1978!
BREAKFAST AT A LOCAL hotel (restaurant)
This is my Boyd and Wurthmann (for the Ohio folks). At least 2 days a week I come and get a take-out order of 5 servings of dal (spicy beans) 5 servings of bhaji (spicy vegetables and potatoes) and 10 pieces of nan ruti (flat bread). Sometimes for my breakfast I just stop in and order some to eat there. It’s kind of like my Ohio “Boyd and Wurthmann!”
HALIM’S NIECE who adopted me as her Uncle!
VISIT TO HALIM’S PLACE ON FRIDAY
We were invited to Halim’s place for a meal on Friday afternoon. It was nice to meet all of his extended family. He is one of 8 brothers and 2 sisters.
LADY WHILE VISITING/SAYING GOOD-BYE BEFORE TRAVELING HOME
MY DEAR WIFE AND I
HALIM’S FATHER reminds me of my Grandfathers with the white beard. Maybe I enjoy foreign travel because of my Grandfathers’ influence. My paternal Grandfather traveled to Europe on the “Queen Elizabeth” to visit the land where his ancestors came from. My maternal Grandfather traveled to Germany on a cattleboat, which was delivering a heifer he had donated to the post-war rebuilding efforts.
MOHAMMADPUR FRIEND’S CLUB GOALIE explaining something at half-time.
MOHAMMADPUR FRIENDS CLUB, the team I sponsored for a tournament. They lost last night in the semi-finals.
RAIN OR SHINE the kerosene still needs to be delivered.
BORKHA-clad lady I met while wading the water West of Mohammadia Housing after a monsoon downpour.
SAND put on corner of football field to cover the grass. I guess it costs less than mowing. For many building sites this is the way all the sand is carried to the cement mixer.
The Camerist's Collection 