A Wonderful train I’d had

I still remember the my first train ride, which was when I went to my best friend’s house in the central of Vietnam.

Over fifteen years ago, my best friend invited me to come back to her hometown for a summer holiday. I was so excited because it was not only the first time I travelled a long distance but also the first time I travelled by train.

We departed at about 3PM at a local station. We bought economic tickets with sitting-chairs which meant we had been would be sitting on hard chairs over 15 hours. However, I was too eager to feel tired. I looked around curiously. There were many passengers in a cabin. While they were talking to each other loudly, I was attracted by the beautiful landscapes, which were villages, some alone isolated cottages, various fields of fruits and of flowers, non-stop passing in front of my eyes until we were served meals, which are for long distance routes only. At night, the noise of train seemed so louder that I couldn’t sleep.

In the early morning, after I had breakfast, I glued my eyes over to the window again. The nearer we were to the central land, the more impressive the landscape with many long sandy beaches, green hills, mountains and bay.

When the train ran through Hai Van hill, a spectacular scenery appeared with the zigzag railway running around mountains and abyss. Then, we passed Lang Co bay, where it is famous with for its pure nice beach, fresh sea food and peaceful resorts. It was really worth it for me to get there some years later by car.

About one hour later, we arrived in Hue, a romantic and ancient city with lots of temples and royal tombs where my friends picked showed me around in the next day.

Although I sometimes go by trains, I am still most impressed with the first wonderful train ride in of my life.

I also love train rides when I'm Vietnam. However, I really hate sitting on the train for a long time :D