![The ferry dock at Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735820.B2kDaQoP.DhakaNov07182.jpg) The ferry dock at Fatulla |
![...not quite sure what to make of the white guys...lost? or something...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735822.9GSCgZ12.DhakaNov07183.jpg) ...not quite sure what to make of the white guys...lost? or something... |
![But hey, everyone is friendly in Bangladesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735819.qvNUtbcr.DhakaNov07180.jpg) But hey, everyone is friendly in Bangladesh |
![One of the Bangladeshi sand freighters unloading its cargo next to the Fatulla ferry pier](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735812.8NxF8s26.DhakaNov07177.jpg) One of the Bangladeshi sand freighters unloading its cargo next to the Fatulla ferry pier |
![...looks interesting...let's check it out...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735817.iLRL5gga.DhakaNov07179.jpg) ...looks interesting...let's check it out... |
![Men carry heavy baskets of sand off the ship](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735883.IuCbWBnj.DhakaNov07228.jpg) Men carry heavy baskets of sand off the ship |
![...and go up a hill where they dump the sand in a pile and received a chit from the overseeing...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735858.hJHxiPFX.DhakaNov07213.jpg) ...and go up a hill where they dump the sand in a pile and received a chit from the overseeing... |
![...then go back to the ship for more...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735860.zxyLmCp6.DhakaNov07214.jpg) ...then go back to the ship for more... |
![...while other men with shovels take dirt from the pile...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735853.w3UOXKnK.DhakaNov07208.jpg) ...while other men with shovels take dirt from the pile... |
![...and fill waiting trucks.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735855.c36VOf1K.DhakaNov07210.jpg) ...and fill waiting trucks. |
![They're almost done with this ship...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735868.OE2OlaXm.DhakaNov07219.jpg) They're almost done with this ship... |
![...where where men in the hold are filling the baskets...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735870.JS843rj5.DhakaNov07220.jpg) ...where where men in the hold are filling the baskets... |
![...for the porters to carry across the narrow gangplank onto shore.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735876.npuL8A9U.DhakaNov07223.jpg) ...for the porters to carry across the narrow gangplank onto shore. |
![In Bangladesh, manual labor is cheaper than a crane...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735872.6cgPGVsm.DhakaNov07221.jpg) In Bangladesh, manual labor is cheaper than a crane... |
![...but at least they get a drink.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735857.1hVEHJEy.DhakaNov07212.jpg) ...but at least they get a drink. |
![Thanks to the guy who is showing me around...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735862.2dNrXlXT.DhakaNov07216.jpg) Thanks to the guy who is showing me around... |
![The boys are lucky they don't have to work yet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735879.W13ZqUdm.DhakaNov07224.jpg) The boys are lucky they don't have to work yet |
![They can enjoy playing in the river](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735881.6t9zeLcB.DhakaNov07227.jpg) They can enjoy playing in the river |
![Enjoy it while it lasts...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735866.xf0VRmQ2.DhakaNov07218.jpg) Enjoy it while it lasts... |
![Boys on the riverbank](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735885.xNYaZYsd.DhakaNov07230.jpg) Boys on the riverbank |
![For more excitement, just beyond the sand pile is a crowded cattle market](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735834.Ldj7gMbn.DhakaNov07195.jpg) For more excitement, just beyond the sand pile is a crowded cattle market |
![Not grade 'A' but 'B+' doesn't sound too bad for the Fatulla cattle market](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735836.34bBRiSz.DhakaNov07196.jpg) Not grade 'A' but 'B+' doesn't sound too bad for the Fatulla cattle market |
![A big bull getting lead through the market](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735838.nEbGVj6w.DhakaNov07197.jpg) A big bull getting lead through the market |
![No sacred cows here...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735840.OK6dhh2f.DhakaNov07199.jpg) No sacred cows here... |
![Brahma bull at the cattle market in Fatulla outside Dhaka](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735842.7cUCdmdX.DhakaNov07200.jpg) Brahma bull at the cattle market in Fatulla outside Dhaka |
![Fatulla Cattle Market, Bangladesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735845.AsbKr40J.DhakaNov07202.jpg) Fatulla Cattle Market, Bangladesh |
![That one doesn't look like it would grade B+](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735847.MqnOlRyY.DhakaNov07204.jpg) That one doesn't look like it would grade B+ |
![Old Bangladeshi man with a colorful head cloth](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735849.vJcZpoQS.DhakaNov07205.jpg) Old Bangladeshi man with a colorful head cloth |
![Man at the Fatulla Cattle market with his Brahma bull](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735887.EQQ64ins.DhakaNov07231.jpg) Man at the Fatulla Cattle market with his Brahma bull |
![Boy in a nice shirt at the cattle market, Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735851.j54wlCOY.DhakaNov07207.jpg) Boy in a nice shirt at the cattle market, Fatulla |
![Cow waiting by a truck for it to all be over](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735891.Dzn8121S.DhakaNov07233.jpg) Cow waiting by a truck for it to all be over |
![Hey...look...a white guy!](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735893.qjbOIggO.DhakaNov07234.jpg) Hey...look...a white guy! |
![You sure you're not lost?](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735896.CWrAVzKd.DhakaNov07235.jpg) You sure you're not lost? |
![It might get a grade A with that pretty pink rope...if you'd only get rid of the snot!](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735898.340PARVn.DhakaNov07236.jpg) It might get a grade A with that pretty pink rope...if you'd only get rid of the snot! |
![Let's see what the other side of the road holds for us](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735830.NDGuWFhW.DhakaNov07192.jpg) Let's see what the other side of the road holds for us |
![...if we don't get hit by a truck first...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735824.FUaUGq2E.DhakaNov07189.jpg) ...if we don't get hit by a truck first... |
![...but at least it's got a nice paint job...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735832.kJPUWdpg.DhakaNov07193.jpg) ...but at least it's got a nice paint job... |
![Boy in a red shirt along the road to Dhaka in Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735826.r6d3gZei.DhakaNov07190.jpg) Boy in a red shirt along the road to Dhaka in Fatulla |
![...another one of those British salutes...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735828.BLJyctKU.DhakaNov07191.jpg) ...another one of those British salutes... |
![We did manage to cross the street safely](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735901.6RcRGMyD.DhakaNov07240.jpg) We did manage to cross the street safely |
![...and found a bird market with boys selling pigeons](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735900.mNbS7NvY.DhakaNov07238.jpg) ...and found a bird market with boys selling pigeons |
![Tailor waiting for a customer on the market square of Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735903.O7VsrTTd.DhakaNov07243.jpg) Tailor waiting for a customer on the market square of Fatulla |
![Did I mention how friendly everyone is in Bangladesh?](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735905.JQbcxVdA.DhakaNov07244.jpg) Did I mention how friendly everyone is in Bangladesh? |
![...especially in these places that don't ever see a tourist](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735907.98IaJSP0.DhakaNov07245.jpg) ...especially in these places that don't ever see a tourist |
![Market stall selling the colorful sarongs the men often wear in Bangladesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735909.pAgu8Dkf.DhakaNov07246.jpg) Market stall selling the colorful sarongs the men often wear in Bangladesh |
![Big selection of men's sarongs, Fatulla Market, Bangladesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735911.a19nJuDD.DhakaNov07247.jpg) Big selection of men's sarongs, Fatulla Market, Bangladesh |
![They're great, but not my style really...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735913.SPMyzKeD.DhakaNov07248.jpg) They're great, but not my style really... |
![School boy in Fatulla, Bangladesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735915.Golbf7be.DhakaNov07250.jpg) School boy in Fatulla, Bangladesh |
![School boys in Fatulla, Bangladesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735917.Z2J2RyZp.DhakaNov07251.jpg) School boys in Fatulla, Bangladesh |
![T-shirt shop, Fatulla market square](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735919.enAy43qr.DhakaNov07252.jpg) T-shirt shop, Fatulla market square |
![They really don't see tourists around here often...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735921.PCprvStH.DhakaNov07253.jpg) They really don't see tourists around here often... |
![Blacksmith with his forge set up in a hut, Fatulla Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735922.3ua7k1Dl.DhakaNov07256.jpg) Blacksmith with his forge set up in a hut, Fatulla Market |
![Bangladeshi blacksmith at work, Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735924.dfOK7Hps.DhakaNov07257.jpg) Bangladeshi blacksmith at work, Fatulla |
![A pair of blacksmiths working a piece of red hot iron, Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735926.fgi0VeXy.DhakaNov07258.jpg) A pair of blacksmiths working a piece of red hot iron, Fatulla |
![Happy to see you!](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735928.Cby9QYXH.DhakaNov07259.jpg) Happy to see you! |
![Wandering the Fatulla market with the school boys tagging along](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735930.xNS8pXho.DhakaNov07261.jpg) Wandering the Fatulla market with the school boys tagging along |
![Bangladeshi restaurant at the Fatulla Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735932.d8M0YT85.DhakaNov07262.jpg) Bangladeshi restaurant at the Fatulla Market |
![Bangladeshi restaurant at the Fatulla Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735935.7Q6zrGsx.DhakaNov07263.jpg) Bangladeshi restaurant at the Fatulla Market |
![The handiwork of Fatulla's market dentist](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735937.cageVnUY.DhakaNov07264.jpg) The handiwork of Fatulla's market dentist |
![Tell me why I would worry?](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735939.plDPAcnm.DhakaNov07265.jpg) Tell me why I would worry? |
![Sacks of spices, Fatulla Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735942.VOG3SN7U.DhakaNov07266.jpg) Sacks of spices, Fatulla Market |
![Hot chillies, Fatulla Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735978.YqNvLtQo.DhakaNov07286.jpg) Hot chillies, Fatulla Market |
![Mr. Potato-man, Fatulla Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735980.PSNRUYCz.DhakaNov07287.jpg) Mr. Potato-man, Fatulla Market |
![Green grocer, Fatulla Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735944.M52Blcme.DhakaNov07267.jpg) Green grocer, Fatulla Market |
![Not many women out and about in Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735947.ziNmn2eV.DhakaNov07268.jpg) Not many women out and about in Fatulla |
![George Washington meets Mr. Peanut in Bangladesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735950.sfK2mh1Z.DhakaNov07269.jpg) George Washington meets Mr. Peanut in Bangladesh |
![Boy on a bike, Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735953.5mJoLyHq.DhakaNov07270.jpg) Boy on a bike, Fatulla |
![Bangladesh School Bus/Rickshaw, Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735961.jj5Bcl3P.DhakaNov07275.jpg) Bangladesh School Bus/Rickshaw, Fatulla |
![...must be 10 caged in there...looks like something out of a Grimm fairytail](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735955.oXImiowS.DhakaNov07272.jpg) ...must be 10 caged in there...looks like something out of a Grimm fairytail |
![School bus rickshaw, Bangladesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735959.zTrZ28Ji.DhakaNov07274.jpg) School bus rickshaw, Bangladesh |
![Young Bangladeshi woman in a pretty dress, Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735957.Fv2rsZvl.DhakaNov07273.jpg) Young Bangladeshi woman in a pretty dress, Fatulla |
![San Francisco 49-ers fan, Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735963.3LaTQpRc.DhakaNov07276.jpg) San Francisco 49-ers fan, Fatulla |
![We've been spotted!!!](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735965.X7G8L5CP.DhakaNov07277.jpg) We've been spotted!!! |
![Too funny!](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735967.2lm7Vxzi.DhakaNov07279.jpg) Too funny! |
![Wandering the back streets of Fatulla, Bangladesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735969.cDjH7nQ8.DhakaNov07280.jpg) Wandering the back streets of Fatulla, Bangladesh |
![Young boy in a typical cap, Fatulla, Bangladesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735972.PFesBr1O.DhakaNov07283.jpg) Young boy in a typical cap, Fatulla, Bangladesh |
![Another Fatulla boy with a cap](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735974.ZBeU4siA.DhakaNov07284.jpg) Another Fatulla boy with a cap |
![It was a very pleasant visit...but time to go back to Dhaka](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735976.oAn3JPr9.DhakaNov07285.jpg) It was a very pleasant visit...but time to go back to Dhaka |
![Boy in Fatulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735982.sX8wUCSX.DhakaNov07288.jpg) Boy in Fatulla |
![We found a baby taxi (tuk tuk) willing to take us the 10 km back to Dhaka by the Narayanganj Road](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735986.dCDe5mPs.DhakaNov07291.jpg) We found a baby taxi (tuk tuk) willing to take us the 10 km back to Dhaka by the Narayanganj Road |
![Bangladeshi truck painted with the Muslim profession of faith](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735988.wbIuTK82.DhakaNov07294.jpg) Bangladeshi truck painted with the Muslim profession of faith |
![Painted Bangladeshi Bedford trucks parked on the side of the road to Dhaka](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735991.zh7AoV9Q.DhakaNov07295.jpg) Painted Bangladeshi Bedford trucks parked on the side of the road to Dhaka |
![Side windows of a truck cab painted over...brilliant idea](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736008.3k66EOyP.DhakaNov07306.jpg) Side windows of a truck cab painted over...brilliant idea |
![The Dhaka-Nyaryanganj Road parallels the Buriganga River and goes through the ugly industrial area we saw from the ferry](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735993.iV8iDW3z.DhakaNov07296.jpg) The Dhaka-Nyaryanganj Road parallels the Buriganga River and goes through the ugly industrial area we saw from the ferry |
![Female laborers at a gravel crusher along the road to Dhaka](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735996.yZgFHLqx.DhakaNov07297.jpg) Female laborers at a gravel crusher along the road to Dhaka |
![Reflextions of smokestacks in a lake southeast of Dhaka](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90735998.jyYKVsmy.DhakaNov07298.jpg) Reflextions of smokestacks in a lake southeast of Dhaka |
![Mosque on the southeast edge of Dhaka](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736000.pofv4dP0.DhakaNov07299.jpg) Mosque on the southeast edge of Dhaka |
![Dhaka-Shyampur](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736002.NYWBeyer.DhakaNov07302.jpg) Dhaka-Shyampur |
![I'm guessing those are bales of cotton for the textile mills](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736004.29feEgq2.DhakaNov07303.jpg) I'm guessing those are bales of cotton for the textile mills |
![Bangladeshi women breaking old bricks into tiny bits](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736010.rNxAm1jU.DhakaNov07309.jpg) Bangladeshi women breaking old bricks into tiny bits |
![What horrible work to be doing by hand out in the heat of midday, probably for pennies a day](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736013.LAs2qWYN.DhakaNov07310.jpg) What horrible work to be doing by hand out in the heat of midday, probably for pennies a day |
![Dome of a small mosque looking surprisingly like a Buddhist stupa](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736014.0RordLxo.DhakaNov07315.jpg) Dome of a small mosque looking surprisingly like a Buddhist stupa |
![Factory in southeast Dhaka (don't call it a sweatshop...)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736016.8LIOrlx1.DhakaNov07316.jpg) Factory in southeast Dhaka (don't call it a sweatshop...) |
![Pink building in southeast Dhaka](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736018.pfp1Tzql.DhakaNov07317.jpg) Pink building in southeast Dhaka |
![A small broken down diesel locomotive on the side of the road with no tracks in sight](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736021.jUYBWvQT.DhakaNov07319.jpg) A small broken down diesel locomotive on the side of the road with no tracks in sight |
![Billboard on the side of the road entering Dhaka](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/90736023.Fls6VUgU.DhakaNov07320.jpg) Billboard on the side of the road entering Dhaka |