whoever thought getting on a bus was as simple as getting on, waiting for your stop and then getting off. would be right in most parts of the world. but not Nepal, you get on and hope you don't die before your stop arrives. to the left is a picture of another bus from our bus, which looked exactly the same. now imagine going up or down a mountain. rocking side to side. 30cm from the edge. with other buses like that heading towards you. it just doesn't bare thinking about, let alone living through! once you get over that bit, and start admiring the view from the bus, its becomes a quite beautiful experience. you can then being to appreciate the driving skills of these people. Lewis who? also the memory of the money collector. because he collects to money when people get off not as they get on. so he has to remember so many faces over such a short space of time. and they are continuously changing.
They look like the 'gunde' from India movies... on top of a bus, that will then jump off and beat up some random guy on the street... hmm...
ReplyDeleteYou said you were on a similar bus?! :P
Lol at the Lewis Hamilton bit.