Our trip continues..................

"Teesha.......Wake up!" said a voice, while its owner shook me vigorously."We're in Dover. The Euro tunnel is just five minutes away!"

Instantly, I sat up . I was so excited! I decided that I would not miss a moment of this fantastic opportunity!

Soon, we reached the shuttle.

'We are in the shuttle, and are the nearly the first vehicle in it', I printed in my diary.

When the shuttle, whose in-side was pale yellow, finally began to move, people began to rush out of the coach. There were large information boards containing instructions for how to keep safe ,written in English as well as French on the shuttle.

I sat in my seat, scribbling  in my diary, soon realizing that I was the only one (awake) in the coach. I stared at the view from the large window beside me. There was a never ending line of coaches, cars, vans- almost any mode of (land!) transport you can think of!

Suddenly, a robot-like voice boomed - " Here are some safety rules to follow on this shuttle............"
When the 'robot' finally finished his "safety talk", some frightened people returned to the coach after hearing things about being crushed between the vehicles.
Approximately one hour later, we were in Calais, France. I could not believe it! Was this another dream, like I had about Bangalore? I don't think so!
I was extremely excited about our first day in the continent, but the weather didn't look promising at all!

Comments

  1. rehana ahmed24 March 2013 at 03:20

    lovely writing Tisha ,well done ....when i was reading it ...i was feeling the same like u ...as if i m with u too ....good selection of words ...well done ...keep it up

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  2. Siladitya24 March 2013 at 06:53

    Great start!!

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  3. Mann24 March 2013 at 08:53

    Good Job!Good writing!.....

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  4. Amaya25 March 2013 at 03:39

    You write so well Teesha..choosing words to describe your emotions very aptly :-)

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  5. sourav gupta27 March 2013 at 03:22

    Good Work.... The selection of words brings out the exact emotion a child has when going on a trip like this for the first time.. khub bhalo hoyeche...

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  6. Anonymous27 March 2013 at 17:17

    promising writer indeed! please continue...

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