A JOURNEY BY TRAIN



 It was the last vacation. We were to spend the whole vacation in Nuwara Eliya. My father had booked seats in a luxury train for us to travel up to Nanu Oya. We boarded the train at 5.30 a.m. from the Fort railway station. My parents, sister and brother joined this trip. We had breakfast in the train. 

It was so enjoyable. The train was so comfortable as all the compartments were air conditioned. We could see the surrounding through the huge windowpanes. As the train approached the central hills, the climate became colder. We were travelling through the beautiful tea estates and the plantations of fresh vegetables. The cascading waterfalls among the green mountains were fantastic. I had never thought that our little island had so much of beautiful sceneries. Having passed all the wonderful natural places of beauty we reached the Nanu Oya station where we had to get off to take another vehicle to Nuwara Eliya. This journey was such an exciting experience which I shall never forget.

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