my first train pass

we havent uploaded any photos for a period of time. i also reduce the rate of uploading photos recently because i want to search photos which is touching or meaningful to me.

this photo is very meaningful to me. it is the first train pass in my life.

i went to northern ireland as exchange student in 1997. i started travelling as a free walker since then.

before i bought this ticket, i only stayed at belfast, the capital of northern ireland for nearly a month. everyday just walked between my school, the supermarket and city centre. i dare not go any further beyond the city boundaries as i was afraid of getting lost in the country new to me.

after i bought this ticket, i liberated myself physically and mentally. it allowed me to take public buses and trains unlimitedly within northern ireland when the ticket was valid. during that week, i tried my best to reach every part of northern ireland. i enjoyed that period of time despite i was only a lonely travel walker then.

the pass is meaningful to me because it made me believe that i can travel as a free walker and the world can be reached easily only if u are willing to make a first step.....................................................gunwai