The LONGEST train ride ever!

If we only knew ... This morning seems so far away, and yet we "only" spend 12 hours in a train. But not just any 12 hours!
It started out pretty good, we figured out the tram system in Sofia and made it in time for train, which left the station 50 min late. Not a big deal according to this country. After an hour the train stopped and a police officer went through it and took our passports. Took them and was gone for an hour. For a while that was a bit too exciting. But we got them back, and this routine repeted after crossing the Serbian border a few minutes later. And those men really had all the time in the world. At this point we had been in the train for 3-4 hours, and it had been moving for 1.
And then it got hot. Melting hot. Cold water was definitely not a thing anymore, and half way there we ran out of that warm water, it had turned into. No air con, no info, turned out to be three hours late. FINALLY, 8 hours after our passport worries, we got out. Same temperature as inside but at least a brief breeze. Never did a cold soda taste that good!Read more