Colombo, Sri Lanka
We left Haputale at 7:30am with the place shrouded in mist. This was our last journey in Sri Lanka. We tried to book the observation car but were told that it was full - so it was 2nd class for us. The train came in and we piled into 2nd class - that was full as well. We thought OK we will get a seat eventually. But no, the train just seemed to get fuller and fuller. We got chatting to a few locals who said that the problem was it ws the beginning of the school...