TRAVELLING.
Those who live in the country like to find themselves in large cities
with their shops, cinemas, crowds of people. City-dwellers usually like a
quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains with nothing to do but walking
and bathing, lazying in the sun. Most travelers and holiday makers take a
camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them -
beautiful views of waterfalls, forests, unusual plants and animals. These
photos will remind them of the happy time of holiday.
Modern life is impossible without travelling. Of course the fastest
way of travelling is by plane. But many people make their choice on
travelling by train as with a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure
combined. Travelling by train is of course slower than by air but it also
has its advantages.
If you are going to travel by train you’d better book seats beforehand
because many people are fond of travelling by train. There are some reasons
why people choose railroad. Train is the cheap means of travelling. If it
is summer outside it will be better to think of your trip before the
vocation starts. To understand how true this is, you only have to go to a
railway station. There you will see hundreds of people hurrying to catch a
train. You’ll waste a lot of time standing near the booking-office trying
to buy a ticket.
Modern trains have very comfortable seats in all passenger cars, and
there are sleeping-cars and dining-cars which make even the longest journey
enjoyable. You can buy first-class, second-class and third-class sleepers
in a separate compartment. If you are early before the train starts you can
leave your suit-cases in the compartment and walk up and down the platform.
Some people forget when and from which platform and track their train will
be off. They can always ask for the track, platform and train numbers at
the railroad station information bureau and also get information about next
trains and their schedules. There are express, slow and long-distance
trains. If you want to go somewhere and get there as quickly as possible
you’d better know that express trains only stop at the largest stations
while slow trains stop at all stations. You can get to far countries only
by a long-distance train.
Once you are in your compartment you have to ask the guide to bring in
the bedding. There are usually two lower and two upper berths in a third-
class sleeper compartment. Some people like to occupy upper berths because
it is more convenient and exciting to travel. During your way on the train
you can read newspapers, books, look out of the window, drink the tea,
communicate with your neighbors or sleep. I prefer to look out of the
window, because you can see the country you are passing through, and not
only the clouds as when you are flying. You can have something to eat at
the stations when the train makes stops.
These are many ways of traveling - by train, by plain, by ship, on foot.
Everyone chooses his favourite one. My favourite way is traveling by plain.
And not because it is very comfortable. It is exciting. I also like
traveling by train. I’ve traveled this way a lot. When you are in the train
you can see the beauty of nature.
I envy the tourists because I think that they study geography traveling
and visiting different parts of the world. They can tell you many things
which you didn’t know before.
They are interesting people from whom you can learn much new for
yourself. Any kind of travel helps you to understand many things that you
can never see or learn at home. Though you may read about them in books and
newspapers.
As for me I’d like to have a coach tour to some foreign country. Coach
tours are planned and I’ll have a chance to do a lot of sightseeings and
have a good rest at the same time.
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