Adventure Life in India アドベンチャーインディア

You  can see a lot of landscape like this photo everywhere in India.
This is my challenging story to walk around in India.

こんな景色、まだまだ、ごろごろあるインド。
今回はインドの街歩きに挑戦。

Infrastructure of road in India is undeveloped state. Of course, the main road is already developed like this photo. 
Unlike advanced country, it is tough for you to walk on the road on your foot in this country.
So, I use a car and driver offered by our company in order to go to work and to live a life here.

When you only see this aspect, you would say I'm like a posh person. I introduce you some parts of how I live a life everyday in India.

On a holiday, I didn't have a plan to use my car. So, my driver took a day off. But I realized I needed to go to a bank to withdraw money for urgent use.
I had no choice but  to walk to a bank to get my cash.

インドの道路は、未整備な状態。もちろん、幹線道路は立派なモノも多いけど。

先進国と同じように、どこへでも自分の足で歩いていくには厳しい。仕事や生活を成り立たせるために、会社から車とドライバーを割り当ててもらってます。
ここだけ見ると、”どんなセレブ生活だ？”と日本人なら言うかもね。では、どんなインド生活なのか一部をご紹介。

ある日の休日、用事もなく車を使う予定がなかったのでドライバーは休暇。でも、どうしても至急、現金が必要になり銀行に行かねばならないことに。仕方ないので、家からお金を求めて徒歩移動に挑戦。

I walked on the road above.You may say "Hey! this road looks easy to walk".
In fact, those roads like above have fewer traffic Signals than main roads in India. But every Indian driver runs as fast as they drive in a high way. You have to across the road, avoiding those driver's cars. Which is quite dangerous.
Then in sidewalk...

上のような道路を徒歩にて。この写真だと、”なんだ、歩けるじゃねーか！”と言うでしょうね。実はインド、大通り以外は信号が少ない。けど、どんな道でも高速道路並みの速さで走るインドの車たち。これを避けながら、道路をわたるのです。かなり危険。
で、歩道はというと、

Construction tools were cluttered, and... 
工事道具が歩道にちらかされていたり、

They construct without any construction tools, and... 
でも工事道具なしで、工事をしていたり、

Suddenly, appeared pitfalls, and... 
いきなり、落とし穴が登場したり、

Cow(vehicle of God in Hindu) lead an ordinary life, and... 
普通に神の乗り物（牛）がいたり、

Monkey lead an ordinary life, and... 
普通に猿がいたり、

Indian driver runs fast on the road like high way by car. Nevertheless this man was riding the vehicle in a slow speed, and... 
高速道路のような道を、こんなのが走っていたり、

Nevertheless this man was sitting on the road and selling the vegetable. (Maybe, he cannot get money. Because nobody stop on this road.)

If you think something while walking, you are definitely caught in some Indians traps. Which is real Adventure World!

高速道路のような道で、野菜の路上販売していたり（売れないって）、
考え事なんてしながら歩くと、間違いなく何らかの罠にハマるアドベンチャーワールド。

I went through many traps,  I could go to bank to withdraw my cash.

In fact, sold goods on the street are not good quality. Because I think Indian's atmosphere get polluted by deep smog for industry, unfortunately. Indian's atmosphere make me pause to buy those goods from costermonger. Even if I had a chance to buy, I would hesitate to do so.
I write how to get vegitables in India for Japanese.

なんとかトラップをくぐり抜け、銀行を発見しお金を手にすることに。

そういえば、路上販売。残念ながらインドもスモッグがきつく、環境に良いとはまったく言えない。なかなか、路上販売ものは挑戦できないなぁ。機会があっても遠慮したい。
そんなインドの日本人の青果事情。

This is vegetable aisle of the supermarket. The photo was taken in a luxury market. Looks good, but that is very disappointing, because they are fade.

I eat Indian foods which is oily normally. Which has changed my body constitution. My body became to require vegetables. (you may say "that's incredible" If you know my life in Japan...) I found how to get any fresh vegetables on google and rumors. Which is "go to farm and buy fresh vegetables by myself".

スーパーの野菜売り場。ちなみに写真は高級マーケット。綺麗に見えるけど、萎びていて非常に残念な野菜たち。

オイリーなインド料理を食べているので、野菜を欲する体に変化しました。（日本の生活では考えられないね。。。）新鮮な野菜はないのか、調べたところ、ありましたよ、調達方法。農場に行き、刈り取った物を買い取る方法が。

This the picture of farm I went. when you want to buy some vegetables, you choose them and ask the staff to harvest them from the field and purchase them. They are really fresh. However, I  also know vegetables have been exposed to smog in this farm. . .
Incidentally, the name of this farm is Tej Farm. (Open from Oct. to Feb. every year)

Address: Farm No, 1 Sultanpur Farms, Gadaipur, Mehrauli, New Delhi
(If you will come from central Delhi, you pass Chhatanpurh metro station on M.G.Road. And, you will find the crossing M.G.Road and Gadaipur Mandi Road. You turn left on Gadaipur Mandi Road. Then, you go forward until you find Ad by "Sultanpur Farms". When you find the Ad, you turn right. Finally you turn left on first crossing.)

I think these topics like "Call a driver" or "Choose any vegetables in the field" " sounds really posh, but in India case, I have various enemies and many events occur. It's like an adventure.( which is such as adventure game!)

写真は、農場の様子。野菜を指名し、刈り取った分、購入する感じ。すごい新鮮。ただ、この農場もスモッグにさらされてるんだけどね。。。
ちなみに、この農場はTej Farm。（開いているのは10月頃から2月頃まで）

住所:Farm No,1 Sultanpur Farms, Gadaipur, Mehrauli, New Delhi

（デリー方面から車で、メトロChhatanpurh駅を過ぎ、M.G.Roadから左斜め前方Gadaipur Mandi Roadに入る。道路が怪しくなるもまっすぐ前進。進行方向前方右にSultanpur Farmsの看板が出たら右折。一つ目の辻を左折でゴール。）

ドライバーや農場買い付けなんて話はセレブっぽいのに、その道中に発生するイベントはアドベンチャー。まるで、毎日がゲームの様に、いろんなイベントや敵が発生してしまうインド！

You know, One foot out the door and you can find this scene which is a daily occurrence. This is real Adventure World!

ほら、一歩外に出れば、こんな光景が日常茶飯事。アドベンチャーワールド！