PHOTO PROMPT © Fatima Fakier Deria
“Here we go, now.” My companion had a huge smile, almost a laugh.
I will admit that I was a bit bedazzled with all of the bright lights and the vertigo-inducing twirling of the people.
And then I saw the funny little vehicle.
It stopped. A door opened and people started to pour out.
And more people.
And more.
I began to laugh. Of course there would be a clown car. I should have known.
After the last of them had dissipated into the surrounding crowd, my companion pulled me forward towards the waiting tiny vehical.
“This is our bus.”
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It seems as if that kind of rided is bound to be so enjoyable
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Very enjoyable… for some. I wouldn’t want to get on that bus, despite Fatima saying it is a must do for all tourists.
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Oh it’s not so bad, Trent! :) A relatable and funny tale.
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I know you said it was a “must do” for tourists, but I’m not so sure it would be a “must do” for me ;) Thanks.
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Stranger and stranger 💜
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Or “curiouser and curiouser”, like Alice ;)
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I nearly wrote that 💜
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:) Being an Alice in Wonderland fan, I use the phrase a lot
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Me too 😁💜
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Oh dear. It’s gonna be a cramped ride.
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Yes, very cramped in that tiny bus…
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Getting on the clown-bus, huh? I think I’ve done that at times. :-) Fun story.
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I’ve done it before. Maybe not one as small as that one, but much more cramped!
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Ha! :-D
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Clown car… Love it! How many clowns can you stuff in a volkswagon bug??? Love it! Giggles…
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I think there are even more people on that bus than clowns in a VW! Thanks.
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Was his companion….clowning around? :D
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haha, no the companion was the Ringleader of the adventure. The MC was clown enough for both ;)
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A clown car! How fun!
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Well, fun until you have to stuffed in it ;) I think it is more of a skewed first world perspective….
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Fun ride, but I don’t think I’d want to take that bus!
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Thanks. No, I do not want on that bus…
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As a friend of mine who traveled in less-developed countries used to say, “a bus is a relative term…”
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Yes, around here we think of those huge landships, but one of those couldn’t make it down some of the roads in a lot of places…
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Yep. True, that!
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Methinks that a bus like this requires that all get off at the same stop as well… I don’t think I’d want the “full-on” travel experience in this case!
Fun read!
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I would not want to be late for an appointment and stuck in the back when my stop came around! Thanks.
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Oh gosh, no… I’m not particularly claustrophobic but this would render me quite uncomfortable.
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I can get a little claustrophobic, and I’m sure it would bother me quite a bit….
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Life is a carnival! Fun story, Trent.
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Sometimes it feels like it! Thanks.
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Enjoy the ride. Good job you don’t suffer from coulrophobia!
Here’s mine!
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I have a bit of claustrophobia, so I would never make it on that bus!
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Don’t want to be the first one in there…
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I think I would rather walk unless I was very close to the door…
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Yes! That’s the best way 😂
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This is fun, Trent.
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Thanks, Robbie.
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Not so funny when he had to get in it, but I imagine they laughed about it later on! :-)
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No fun at all – I would not want to be packed into that bus!
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Hah! Wish I could see the look on his face. Nice take, Trent.
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Sometimes people bring the wrong expectations with them when they travel ;) Thanks.
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Haha clown car. Good description.
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With all of those people in it, it was the first thing I thought of. Thanks :)
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Dear Trent,
I can’t help thinking of a VW bug crammed full of clowns. Funny feeling. ;) I enjoyed the ride.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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When I saw all of the people crammed into that small bus, that is exactly what I thought. Thanks.
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Hehe funny the way you described the scene though
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Thanks. Being a stranger in a strange land you might see things a bit the wrong way… Ooops ;)
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