Omana's Train Journey

Omana's Train Journey

• Omana and Radha were excited for a train trip to Kerala
• Radha fell and fractured her leg, delaying the trip
• Radha's family cancelled their tickets
• Omana's family made plans to write a diary about the trip
• Omana recorded her journey in a diary

Railway Station Activities

• Omana and other passengers checked their names and seats at the station
• The train coach was full when it arrived
• Passengers struggled to put their luggage on the train
• The ticket collector checked the passengers' tickets
• Omana's family found their seats, which they wanted

Omana's Diary Entries

• Omana documented the crowded train
• Omana's family got lower berths on the train
• Omana wrote about the yellow, dry fields
• Omana documented the small villages they passed
• Described the fast movement of the train and the opposite direction of the surroundings
• The sun and sky colors changed to orange as the train was going.
• The train stopped briefly at a station called Valsad
• Omana wrote about the noise and calling of chai, garam chai and batata vada.
• Food was sold at the platform.
• There were various foods
• Omana's family bought food through the train window
• Omana encountered her friends at the station
• They visited a friend's house, which was far away from the railway station, in Kozhikode

Other Important Notes

• The family plans to visit Grandma's house, for holidays
• Omana's family went to Kerala
• The author was writing about their train journey
• Omana's family wrote a diary to document the journey
• There was no water in the bathroom
• Omana's family discussed the possibilities of the noise in the cabin
• There was an idea to travel on a train trip
• There were ticket-checkers at the station who checked tickets
• The activity recorded the journey on the train to Kozhikode.