The Joy of Nica Buses
The absolute best part of travelling is having the time of your life in what might otherwise be described as hellish situations.
As an example, take a bus, fill it to overflowing with people, crank the music up so loud it's deafening, add in absolutely sweltering heat and what do you get?
For some reason, just sometimes, you get a mood of pure joy. I call it the "if they could see me now" moment.
Suddenly I want everyone, who has ever met me, to be able to see me in these bizarre circumstances. I want them to shake their heads and chuckle along with me.
I feel so out of place it's hilarious and I wonder just how did that bloke who wore a suit for his entire twenties get here? All those colleagues, mostly still in suits, if only they could see me now.
For the record I love Nica buses. Most of all I like their somewhat foreign urgency - they always seem to be pulling out of the bus station as I jump on with seconds to spare. The conductor, all the time, advertising his bus's destination with an urgent "GranadaGranadaGRANADA!" cry.
While it's fair to say that, less than an hour after the film was taken, I was bored, sweaty and my head was throbbing, in that particular moment I was very very happy.
oh Steve, this is hilarious!!! Can it get anymore funnier than this? Thanks for sharing as always...more fun stuff for me to look forward to:)
Posted by: sam | June 26, 2007 at 11:25 PM
Great write up Steve! I love your facial expression. I recall one ride where there was only room for one of my feet. The other I had to shift around in mid air or balance on my toes.
Posted by: Kathy Adams | June 27, 2007 at 01:28 AM
You should try the buses in China. Man, it's a trip you'll never forget. You'll definitely feel more out of place!
The trains too are a shocker, can't get over the bend down (no seater) toilets..
Posted by: learn spanish in your car | July 24, 2007 at 08:28 AM
hey i love this stuff. I am currently in grecia costa rica and would love to travel to granada i heard there was a way to catch a bus from Grecia to granada has anyone any info on the easyist way to do this ????
ps.. for someone whos spanish is quite limited
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Posted by: lou genetti | July 25, 2008 at 09:49 PM
hey i love this stuff. I am currently in grecia costa rica and would love to travel to granada i heard there was a way to catch a bus from Grecia to granada has anyone any info on the easyist way to do this ????
ps.. for someone whos spanish is quite limited
Posted by: lou genetti | July 25, 2008 at 09:57 PM