We’re on the train to Paris

and we’re going really fast!

I can see the needle climb,

as the scenery flashes past.

The ride is very smooth;

not a rattle, bump or shake.

It’s like the magic carpet

that Aladdin used to take.

We’ve almost reached three hundred

kilometres an hour;

there’s no train in Australia

that has this kind of power.

Teacher’s note: The distance from Bordeaux to Paris is around 500 kilometres.  The fast train, leaving Bordeaux at 5.04 pm, arrives in Paris at 7.08 pm.