...ouf, I never got on that train to Thirupiupirachripilllapalli or whatever name I aleady forgot, the train was supposed to leave from platform no 4 so there I stood, faithfully like a Salvation Army soldier on the quai, waiting, sweating and thinking about how nice it would be to go for a swim... Well, when the clock turned to 16.15, I suddenly felt that something was wrong about this...I turned to a train man on the platform and asked and he said "train already gone, maam"...me, no understand, me wait here, train no go...? Yes, yes, train go platform 2, maam...." Oh no!!! OK, zen...plan B...hmm, another f....g bus??? My bottom is hurting from all these nasty worn out L-shaped seats, can't anymore....grrrrrrrrrrrr, but, what the heck - no choice...until I get wings :-)
So, I got me and my luggage into another "rickie" and off to "the new bus station" (which looked like something out of a movie...) and got onto a bus to Madurai, big junction for the south of India - just praying that there would be a night bus to Kanyakumari - they said here were many...so, ouch my sore bottom again...for 4 hours! Apples from the market, lukewarm water and crushed biscuits for tea and dinner...my stomach was asking for more, but the bus station vendors presenting soggy samosas wrapped in newspaper was not really that appealing. Got to Madurai about 8.30 - the driver was nice and drove smoothly...and then I had to wait an hour and a half for the next 8 hour (!) journey...and got on next to a nun weighing more than me and my entire family put together...squeezed Suzanne with biscuit crumbs and sweaty sauce...yum yum...YAK!!! I was almost cracking but thought that ther had to be an end to this...as well as the journey and tried to keep a smile on my face...and then like a MIRACLE - he nun got off the bus after 2 hours journey.yippeee!!!!!!!!!!! I finally got to kanyakumari at 5.30 in the morning...ouf..into the hotel - a shower and ZZzzzzz...........until the waiters in the corridors woke me up at 8...well, well, time to explore... Land's End where 3 oceans meet :-)
So, I got me and my luggage into another "rickie" and off to "the new bus station" (which looked like something out of a movie...) and got onto a bus to Madurai, big junction for the south of India - just praying that there would be a night bus to Kanyakumari - they said here were many...so, ouch my sore bottom again...for 4 hours! Apples from the market, lukewarm water and crushed biscuits for tea and dinner...my stomach was asking for more, but the bus station vendors presenting soggy samosas wrapped in newspaper was not really that appealing. Got to Madurai about 8.30 - the driver was nice and drove smoothly...and then I had to wait an hour and a half for the next 8 hour (!) journey...and got on next to a nun weighing more than me and my entire family put together...squeezed Suzanne with biscuit crumbs and sweaty sauce...yum yum...YAK!!! I was almost cracking but thought that ther had to be an end to this...as well as the journey and tried to keep a smile on my face...and then like a MIRACLE - he nun got off the bus after 2 hours journey.yippeee!!!!!!!!!!! I finally got to kanyakumari at 5.30 in the morning...ouf..into the hotel - a shower and ZZzzzzz...........until the waiters in the corridors woke me up at 8...well, well, time to explore... Land's End where 3 oceans meet :-)
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Ni te imaginas que envidia me das... ¿qué dia back home?. With all my love, yooooooooo
yoooooooo soy yo, je je
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