Maltese buses!
In Malta, they have a peculiar type of bus. Painted as luridly as possible, with all manner of nodding head jesus and beads on the dash. (Imagine those buses in India you've probably seen on telly, but the nodding Ganesha replaced with jesus.) They're painted and decorated almost as well on the inside, or so I thought.
Turns out they're typically better decorated inside when allowed by the general public.
I was lucky enough to witness the roll out of a 'new' bus. Immaculate, lovely paint job and decorated to the hilt.
I was privy to that most personal of bus rituals, the de-robing. Imagine if you will, the exitement of twenty or so Maltese ladies (similar to the Italian stereotypical mama) followed by the mayhem as they got on the bus. Before the bus had left it was stripped bare of decor, the curtains carefully removed from tracks, jesus in every pocket, chintz bits purloined, even the seat covers gone.
The bus driver took it all in his stride, this was planned carnage on a vehicular scale, giving the impression it was expected and encouraged!

By the time we reached our destination it looked like any other maltese bus on the inside. But for ten whole seconds I was privy to the lovely interior that can really only be imagined.



Length? Well, it wasn't bendy as some, but pretty solid even so.

As an aside, I can't travel for long on buses of any sort, especially when tired, I can't help but get a hard on. Nothing sexual, I think it's the vibrations. Tmi?
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 14:35, 2 replies)

The best bus I saw in Malta
Was the one with "Only Jesus can save you" emblazoned across the front windscreen.

This does not instill you with great confidence in skills of the driver...
(Concrete Cow, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 15:09, closed)

They're not kidding!
Those twisty roads... put the shits right up you

Great fun though. Good days!
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 15:29, closed)