Travel & Places

A Night Train Through the Mountains

A traveller describes a slow overnight train journey through beautiful mountains.

B17 min

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1Last spring, I took the overnight train through the northern mountains.

2My ticket was cheap, and the sleeper cabin was surprisingly comfortable.

3When I woke up, the sun was rising over snowy peaks.

4Outside the window, small villages appeared between thick green forests.

5A kind old woman shared her bread and told me stories.

6She had travelled on this route every year for thirty years.

7The train crossed high bridges above deep and rushing rivers.

8Sometimes we stopped at tiny stations that had no name.

9Children waved at us from the platforms as we passed.

10By evening, the mountains gave way to wide open plains.

11That journey taught me that slow travel can be magical.

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