Traffic

  One of the most memorable things about the DR would have to be the transportation and the way the traffic moves.  It may be beyond description, but I'm going to give it a try.  We think there may be rules, but we have not quite figured them out.  If you want to be in a lane that you are not in, you just move there, no matter what that person behind you is doing.  If you are in the left lane and want to turn right, apparently it is okay just to glide by others in the left lane (while you drive in the lane for opposing traffic) and then when at the head of the line, just turn right in front of all the other cars.  At least we saw a car do this with no dire consequences.)  The same seems to be true for turning left from the right lane.  Cars just move every which way in an intersection and traffic lights are there, but rather casually obeyed.  Lanes are rather casually considered as well

 Today we noticed parking on some streets.  Cars were parked both directions on the same side and practically nudging each other. Tried to get a picture, but couldn't.  Motorcyles of various sizes zip in and out between cars.  They don't need a whole lane after all.  Also, it is more fun if you can have two or three on it at once.  We were told one lady saw five.  The other day I saw a fellow with about 10 loaves of bakery bread on a bike.  Another had a large cardboard packing box.  Another had a large wooden palette.

  Also today we noticed buses and large vans driving along with the door open.  (One is pictured.)  That's so a paying passenger can hop in quickly as it goes down the street.  I think maybe someone pulls you in....

    On the Sunday blog you saw a horse in that little town.  Here in the big city, along with the crazy traffic, we saw this fellow wheeling his cart....

Sorry the pictures aren't better and not cropped.  Haven't yet figured out that for the blog.  Just click to get them bigger and know that we just wanted to share what we are seeing.