Doppelgänger:- Look-alikies…… it could’ve been me!
January 23, 2013 in Blog, Real Life Stories
Have you ever seen your Doppelgänger?
The definition of a Doppelgänger according to Wikipedia is:-
“In fiction and folklore, a doppelgänger (German, literally a “double goer”) is a paranormal double of a living person, typically representing evil or misfortune.
In modern vernacular it is simply any double or look-alike of a person.”
I read an article in The Sun newspaper today about a Canadian photographer François Brunelle.
François Brunelle has spent 12 years tracking down 200 sets of identical strangers. Initially he photographed people for his project called “I’m Not A Look-alike” News spread & he had volunteers from Europe & his native Canada. To quote François “I feared some people might be spooked when they see their doubles. I thought they might be in a state of shock” you can see some pictures & read more about it here.
Now this is very close to my heart as I came face to picture with my doppelgänger!
We were in a tea plantation in Sri Lanka, when a few people started to look & start pointing. I started to get paranoid & wonder what they were looking at. Then someone took me to a picture they had in the tea plantations shop.
OMG I could’ve been looking at me! It was really weird, the lady was also wearing the same colour top I had on that day as well! Like her I had my sunglasses on top of my head & my wayward hair was sticking out at the back!
Sadly we didn’t take a picture of me next to the picture, but I did take a picture of their picture of her & I’ve made a collage for you to compare.
What do you think? I’d love to know if you agree with everyone else. Go on don’t be shy, please be HONEST!!





















Twitter: thebrickcastle
says:
It does really look like you. I can’t imagine how I’d feel, it would be really freaky
It’s really odd, not sure how I’d feel actually face to face! A friend looked last night & was confused till he read the bit about it not being me! He really thought it was!
Twitter: coombemill
says:
That would so freak me out, you look so alike! Fascinating, are you sure there is really no family link?
Coombemill recently posted..My Big Fat Greek Birthday
I’ve honestly got no idea where she is even from.
It was weird more than anything, seeing yourself which isn’t yourself!!
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Hi there – coincidence maybe but my ancestor, who managed possibly the same tea plantation you were visiting, was Robert Gorton Coombe. So maybe there is a family connection. Message me if you are interested in more details.