I took the road less traveled today by taking the Amtrak train from Montreal to NYC. I chose this mode of transport because having experienced the excellent service on Amtrak’s service between Vancouver and Seattle I thought it’d be just as good.

However, this time round the train kind of suck (poor ventilation, and less comfortable than the Vancouver one), and the food service was bad… while there were gourmet sandwiches on the Vancouver service, this one had just hot dogs and hamburgers… and there was no hot water for the entire ride, thus no coffee or tea.

Nevertheless, it was a very scenic route and I enjoyed it… pretty grueling ride at about 11 hrs though. Reached NYC at about 9pm, and headed out to get some dinner after checking in at the hostel… there are street side food vendors here, just like in Bangkok! But much cleaner of course… and I got myself some delicious, authentic tasting Indian food for just 5 bucks.

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