Chapter 4: The Iffly Walk, Part I

An Impression of Cowly Road: Walking up the Cowly Road from Iffly, the close set homes with their circular doorways change into two walls of shops and restaurants. Spices and the scents of food cooking waft out of the restaurants and fill my senses with their delicious aroma. My stomach growls with anticipation. The streets are crowded as residents go about their daily lives, their footsteps pounding out the pulse of the street. Women in colorful Indian dress carry groceries home, swaying to the beat. Men call out to restaurant owners, giving verse to the song. Bicycles weave in and out of the tune with a whirring buzz and the cars hum along. My eyes are fed with the curiosity of the shops and murals painted on the brick buildings. Then it ends, almost as abruptly as it began. The streets once again have the familiar look of Academia.