POST #39—DIRECTIONS TO THE RUINS

Where are The Ruins?

Is there a bus to The Ruins? Do taxis cost a lot?

Can we walk?  Is it far?  Is it safe to walk?

You can't get there from here.

But isn't that it right over there? Across the canal?

Do you have a map of the city?

How much does a map cost? Is twelve million bongoes a lot?

I gave him three million bongoes and all I got back was two coins. Or was it thirty million?

Let's go to that market, buy a soda/coffee, and figure out where we are on the map.

This map is in (language). Do you have a map of the city in English?

How much does the map cost?

He says 2 1/2 million bongoes.

Give it to him, then let's get out of here. He'll feed his family for a month on our map money.

The Ruins are less than a mile away from here, I think.

Do you think this counts as a street?

Why aren't there any names on these streets?

Why don't they label their streets?

We sure are out of the market area now.

Ask him if we're close to The Ruins.

These kids must know where The Ruins are.

They're holding out individual little candies.

All I did was give one little girl a quarter.

I think they want us to buy some. Which one should I buy from?

There's more coming around the corner.

We don't have enough bongoes for all of them.

Don't you have any small change?

What's small change in bongoes?

I don't know, anything under ten thousand. Or one thousand.

Are these coins worth anything?

Just buy some candies then we'll go away.

The kids are following us. Where are they all coming from?

Are we almost there?

Do you still think The Ruins are close by?

Wouldn't there be a historical marker or something?

Maybe we take this path.

There's a little man sitting next to the path. He might know.

He wants to show us something wrapped in old newspapers.

Ask him for a map.

He wants us to buy a rock or something.

Ask him if this is the way to The Ruins.

He's saying numbers.

I think it's the price of those rocks.

Buy a rock then ask about The Ruins.

Does that mean far, far away?