Day 19: I actually wanted to dedicate today’s post and picture to ABC Farms, which is the property shown in this picture whose sign you can see at the top portion. However, just as strange a place ABC Farms is, it was also very difficult to try and capture it in a single image. I am not even sure if I can describe this place, but I will make an attempt: from the outside, you can see a “trendy” cafe, situated in a run down property with a narrow unpaved pathway which leads in land towards a few restaurants/bars (some of which provided sheeshas which are now banned as of earlier this year), and even a very interesting 3-room guest house offering Ayurcedic massages and other treatments, among neighbouring shacks and the usual rubble. From what I understand, this property used to be a farm and over time, these additional spots popped up. There is still a restaurant and shop present by the same name which sells cheese and diary products, and also hosts wine and cheese events. Since the auto rickshaw in this picture was more prominent and easier to describe, I figured I would dedicate this post to it instead. The auto rickshaw is one of the most common methods of public transportation here, and you can ride in one for around 10-15rp per km. While each one is equipped with a meter, none of the drivers turn it on and the price is negotiated before getting on-board. Most tourists are not aware of the actual distance (in kilometers) between their source and destination, so they end up being taken advantage of; being equipped with my handy Google Maps + GPS + 3G data powered cell phone however, I am able to measure the exact distance to where I am headed and avoid such an issue to the driver’s surprise ;)