Anyway, as I told you, they had an election. ALWAYS at the centre of everything exciting, I got this shot of the press waiting outside of the parliament buildings...
...but they say they won't rent the house tuktuk limo to us...WTF is with THAT???
Friday, January 9, 2015
Train time...
Hmmmm...what can I say about Sri Lankan trains...they are equal parts roller coaster, mechanical bull, and unmuffled jet engine! They aren't as smooth as Vietnamese trains...no, they are more like an earthquake on wheels...ONLY LOUDER!!! Currently we are in a town I can't pronounce, in a very nice guest house with great wifi...and no beer. There was an election yesterday, and they dumped the corrupt president in favour of a farmer, or someone. I don't want to know more because there's no beer...they stop sales of liquor for election day, AND the day after. Don't they know I'm a visiting dignitary? They should have beer.
Anyway, as I told you, they had an election. ALWAYS at the centre of everything exciting, I got this shot of the press waiting outside of the parliament buildings...
...but more importantly, this is what we did last night! We ate without beer...it was really good except for the lack of beer.
...and this is what we looked like at the Ministry of Crab...
...then we went back to the hotel, but before we went back, the hotel corridor looked like this...
...and the sun went down and everything...confused yet?
...ok, I lied...they had beer at dinner tonight!!!! Let me make this perfectly clear...naw...why start now! Ha...so, the hotel...
...and people at the train station...
...it's good to have beer again...BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER! What the hell was I saying?...oh ya, nuthin'...uh...particularly profound...and the saying they had on the train car to remind me not to be the drunken me...
...if yer travelling facedown, where else would you be? So these 3 guys got on and chowed down like ravenous dogs...but without beer!
...and people on the train that went round and round...looked like this...
...then I had some beeeeeeeeeeeeer for dinner! Did you know that you can buy smak in Sri Lanka anywhere...anywhere I tell ya...
Did I tell ya that we were on the Crazy Train today, and I had beeeer for dinner...did I? Here is the guest house we're in...
...but they say they won't rent the house tuktuk limo to us...WTF is with THAT???
I went for a stroll and saw these nice little flowers...
...and Mick Jagger lives next door...
Did I mention they had beer at dinner?
Anyway, as I told you, they had an election. ALWAYS at the centre of everything exciting, I got this shot of the press waiting outside of the parliament buildings...
...but they say they won't rent the house tuktuk limo to us...WTF is with THAT???
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Why is nobody smiling? Is this because they have finally met the Lone DeRanger, and are profoundly disappointed?
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The crow is a ninja hitman dressed as a crow...and he's coming for YOU!!!
DeleteI concur with Jurassic re:no smiling. The hotel looks swanky and the crab (although I am sure delicious) looks like an extra from a Ridley Scott alien space movie. If I don't hear from The Boss (Cassandra) in a few days I will assume she has fallen victim to your beer withdrawal rage and will subsequently file a missing persons report which I am sure will be very speedy process there... (Comment #3 FYI, but who's counting?) xo Les
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHAHA...oh wait, that was for someone else! 3 comments...ya think that makes you some kind of hero? Hero's come to Sri Lanka and change the presidential election just by showing up...and I did it all without beer (until last night)! Just wait until the Pope gets here...we'll have a few beers, I'll get him laid...maybe get a few of those pictures, bring down the Catholic church...all in a days work!!!
DeleteFirst an election, Then, is the Pope arriving while you're there? Or just making way for him? It says 3 days and so many hours on the Pope Francis Sri Lanka website! And you without beer. At least he'll be bringing wine. Has the CROW forsaken you? I was hoping to see him every day.
ReplyDeleteGimme a few beers and I AM the Pope!!! I think we lost the crow (and a few passengers) on that train ride! Good to see Sunwatchers have gotten off their lazy ass to comment...keep up the semi-funny work!
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