Spent a month in China in 2014. One of my strongest memories is the overnight train from Xi’an to Beijing. I booked the most expensive berth I could, didn’t have to share, and so I sat in the armchair, turned out the cabin lights, and watched a new country roll past me.
There's something really lovely about riding an empty train along an unfamiliar route at night. I have to try to not compulsively open Google Maps because the aesthetic is fragile, and being a pin moving along a track in real time sort of ruins it
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I don't know about you, but it reminds me of being a kid. Like, you often didn't know where you were going on a trip, but you knew that the person taking you will get you there. Its nice to feel that sense of trust and not always be on guard.
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I've thought about this: Your location is entirely unknown for once, which is an unfamiliar treat. almost like being hidden, off the grid - yet you can feel safe knowing the rails are guiding you to where you need to be,
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