That looks very civilized.
On the trans-siberian I lived on borsht and instant noodles for 5 days.
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I find food in Bordrestaurants on german trains often mediocre - everything is pre-cooked and then microwaved, and in approximately half of my journeys service is somewhat reduced (ranging from being out of certain items to being fully closed). But hey, prices are not thaaat bad (especially with the 30% discount you get as "BahnBonus Platin" member), it's edible and they offer more and more veggie options.
I don't care for train food or luxury. I just want to be able to take a train from any major city in the EU to another at a reasonable price.
Ideally even without checking a schedule, because they come so regularly. But that goes more for regional trains.
at a reasonable price
Why is it so fucking expensive? Often flying is cheaper. In what a fucked up world do we live in?
Why is it so fucking expensive? Often flying is cheaper
Airline companies are heavily subsidized, while trains are not. We should really do the opposite.
Indeed, we should.
The CEO of the biggest train company in Sweden stated that "the price is part of the experience", when asked about the high prices. So that too, I guess.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The table is set with a crisp white tablecloth, there’s a soft glow from a tablelamp and outside the window, snow-dusted trees are whizzing past at 120 kilometres per hour.
Seasoned train travellers hail it as one of Europe’s best restaurants on wheels, with regional food prepared fresh to order and craft beer bespoke-brewed for the company.
X account @_DiningCar is the social media font of knowledge on Europe’s train catering and it gives plenty of airtime to Ceske Drahy, the national rail operator in Czechia.
According to journalist Koen, who founded the travel website Paliparan, his meal started with goulash soup followed by svíčková, a traditional Czech dish of thinly cut sirloin steak with bread dumplings in a cream sauce.
Austria’s flagship ÖBB Railjet services link major cities including Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck as well as crossing the border into Hungary, Germany and Switzerland.
Many of Germany’s sleek ICE trains - which whisk passengers all around the country and to neighbouring Belgium, Austria and France - boast a Bordgastronomie dining car.
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Trains are the most dignified and sophisticated way of traveling.
You can't change my mind on this
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