My sister finished high school two weeks ago. As a special g our parents took us to India. Last weekend was interesting but scary.  

 We went camping in a small village in India. First, we took a long bus ride to a lake in the countryside. There we  up (搭起) our tents and made a fire to keep us warm and cook food on. On the first night, we just sat u the moon and told each other stories. But I was so tired that I went to sleep early.  

The next morning, my sister and I got a terrible surprise. When we looked out of our tent, we found a big snake sleeping near the fire. I was so scared that I couldn't move. We shouted to our parents to let them know about the danger. My dad started to jump up and down in their tent. This woke the snake up and it moved into the (森林) near the lake. My dad told me later that snakes don't have ears but can feel things moving. He also told me it was important not to go near a snake. This was a very (有用的) lesson for me.

The Melbourne Star in Australia, is the biggest Ferris wheel in the (南部) hemisphere. It looks likea star.

All the time, I've (期待) to be there. So years ago, I wenton the Melbourne Star after reaching Australia. I saw Melbourne byviewing it from the sky. (确切) at that moment, I fell in love with the city.

Recently, I went there with my mom in the evening. There was along line and we waited for more than (四十) minutes to get on. But once we took off, the (了不起) viewof Melbourne below our feet surprised us.

On one side, we could see Westgate Bridge, which is often crowded with (交通). Inthe bright light, the bridge looked like arainbow (横过) the Yarra River. We were luckyto watch the sunset from aspecial (地方). The sun (慢) dropped and theskyline was orange. It almost felt like we were in one of Monet's paintings.

The ride was about thirty minutes and it was over so quickly. Though the ride (花费) noting, the view and the feeling I had will stay in my heart for a long time.

At 7 am, we got on the state-of-the-art Fuxing Hao train at Shanghai Railway Station. We stored our (背包) and found our seats. Unlike other trains which start with a shake and much 5 (噪音) , this train felt so smooth that if you were not looking out of windows, you could (几乎不) tell we were moving. Yet, within minutes, we were passing over the rails at speeds of more than 350 kilometers an hour.

Soon, the towns of (东部的) China were rushing by. I saw my wife smiling and (指向) to a coin she had balanced on the table She took another coin and balanced it next to the first, and then another, until she had a (行) of coins. They stood there on the table for more than 20 minutes before one finally fell over.

After that, we (两个都) went back to reading and enjoying the beauty outside. We felt quite (放松的) . Then, before we knew it, we heard the announcement that we were arriving in Beijing. For 1, 318 kilometers, we (花费) only 4 hours and 38 minutes. Thanks to high speed trains, we can travel in China much more conveniently. No (疑惑), they will also bring the people of the country closer together, and in time bring about deep social changes, the full nature of which no one can fully guess.