Thursday, January 22, 2015

We be Badulla...

8+ hours to go 185 kms...not the speediest train, but pretty...really pretty (the views not the train)!  We started early...well, sort of...got to the station at 8:30 am to catch the 8:47 to Badulla...isn't that a movie?  Cool, old train station...
 ...two young girls from Denmark...down boys...
...got on the train, and was immediately surrounded by the French old hippie, bad tattooed, assisted living tour, headed by this freak who thought he was an American (or Canadian for that matter) Indian...
...this guy wanted to be Tonto...he was instantly attracted to me, of course.  Anyway, Cassandra got the good side of the train...lots of good photo ops...me, I got Tonto.  I pushed her aside to get a couple shots...this one seemed to need some #9 coal (most of you are too young to know what I'm talking about)...
...here's a little help...

 ...ok, so I'm old.  On the day-long trip I got a couple of flowers...
...some nice God's light...
 ...from a moving train eh...go ahead say it...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...ya baby!  So we got to Badulla...
...and immediately bought our tickets out...I know, sounds bad-ulla, but they sell train tickets in a strange way here.  Lookie here, they locked the ticket booth...
...did a drive by on the town...wish Popey was with us...woulda terrorized em!  hahahahahahaha  Got some chow, and beer...kicked back on our balcony to watch the sun go down...
...then saw they were making a remake of The Birds...
...glad you guys finally woke up and gave me the respect I deserve...me 'n Popey are Badulla!!!



4 comments:

  1. It's amazing what a little whining from TLD accomplishes. Some of us are still recovering from the emotional stress caused by the picture of the guy who lost his banana. Now that you are taking pictures of the Nicklaus Temples, instead of those old broken down ones, we will pay attention again.
    Seriously, your portraits are.......great.

    T & D.
    PS Don't let this sappy moment go to your head.

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  2. Awwwwwwwwww shucks...smooth talkin' devil...I'm gunna give you a big smootch when I see you again!

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  3. Of course the freak was attracted to you, ya took his picture fer cryin' out loud! He thinks YOU like him. Did you get his email so you could send it to him and keep in touch?

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  4. Yer only sayin' that 'cause it's true...and yes, we had a moment, and will stay in touch...I think he cheers for the Patriots.

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