From a railway carriage
By ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
India
November 30, 2018 10:27pm CST
"Faster than fairies, faster than witches..."..
Those are lines from a poem by the title name by RL Stevenson in his , Child's Garden of Verses.
A much loved book which I still peep in and enjoy when I go to my parents place.The slightly tattered blue hardbound book takes me back years...
But to get back to my discussion.
Trains have become a big part of my life since the last 4 years. The good part is that I get to see a lot of the rural countryside.
Changing seasons are reflected in the nature outside. Some places that I see make me want to get off and spend a lazy day there armed with oranges, chocolates and a good book.
But the train doesn't listen and carries me onwards to my destination and work.
PS...View from my train window
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
1 Dec 18
Got the view in..Forgot about the 3 mb rule
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
2 Dec 18
@responsiveme apart from local commuting in overcrowded carriages which can be horrible
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
@arthurchappell true that...Your trains should not be as overcrowded as ours
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
1 Dec 18
Yes, I think so you.lots of fishes in that water
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@Shivram59 (31745)
• India
1 Dec 18
@responsiveme I don't travel much,but whenever I do,I use train to reach there no matter it is a super fast express or a passenger.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
For me it depends on timings,sometimes only option is the passenger ones
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@Shivram59 (31745)
• India
2 Dec 18
@responsiveme Passenger trains provide me the opportunity to mix up with people from different regions and enjoy the scene outside .I love it.
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@mischellesagario (382)
• Philippines
2 Dec 18
Wow! I like the view from your window...
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@mischellesagario (382)
• Philippines
2 Dec 18
@responsiveme What a beautiful place you live...
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
2 Dec 18
Ihave travelled several times long distance and short distance too by train. The one I remember the most is my experience by Amtrak in California. It was a travel along the sea coast lasting miles.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
2 Dec 18
@responsiveme I had that dream and it got fulfilled.
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@sofssu (23662)
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1 Dec 18
I used to love trains.. I still do.. but we have tracks running behind our house and god the noise they make in the middle of the night sometimes make me want to scream.. I am a light sleeper and each time a train passes by i am awake and sometimes like awake for an hour or so.. I love road trips so we can decide the routes and stop where we want..
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@sofssu (23662)
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1 Dec 18
@responsiveme sometimes i wonder if the drivers are just jealous of people sleeping peacefully.. they honk like they are losing their minds.. lol
I know what you mean .. I love to just spread a nice sheet and have a picnic and a book to read.. a dream come true..
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
1 Dec 18
I wouldn't like tracks being my house too. From where I stay I hear the trains going by but in the distance.
I like road trips too.
These journeys are not holiday trips just going and coming to be with hubby
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
1 Dec 18
@sofssu yup the drivers could keep their honking till they crossed the city....But then they wouldn't need to honk....I think all those people who cross the rail lines so carelessly are to blame.
Great picnic scenerio eh
@LadyDuck (457969)
• Switzerland
1 Dec 18
@responsiveme It's one hour and half by car... two hours and half by train.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
1 Dec 18
Train is easier for me , I find it less exhausting.
Especially if there are a good number trains between my destination.
How far do you have to travel to get to Italy?
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@xFiacre (12594)
• Ireland
1 Dec 18
@responsiveme A superior way to travel. I have travelled by train in India and Europe a lot. I love the rhythm and just sitting there looking at the changing scene.
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@just4him (305965)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Dec 18
@responsiveme Yes, they were very nice.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
I think so too.
I love the book and the sketches in that book
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
1 Dec 18
Sometimes the views are so marvellous it does make you want to explore
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
I hear trains in the night too, the tracks are a bit far off and during the day other noises take over
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
2 Dec 18
@responsiveme Yes in the day the other noises can drown them out I know what you mean. I love the quiet of the night and just before dawn.
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