train occupation

Hello ​@Musseldykaren 

You can think about the meaning of life, ask yourself why you travel and didn't stay at home, try to find what is beyond the universe, remember whether you locked the door when you left home and, above all, look for new connections when your train is one hour late.

A small craft project can be handy, I didn’t get too far with this cross stich over a two weeks trip but at least I started it. When it’s complete it will be a fairisle stitched spectacles case.

You can try writing a diary, drawing the scenery, writing texts and poems or solving sudoku and crosswords.

good grief… I choose train travel because it’s far from boring. What do you normally do when you’re getting from (a) to (b)?  This is the opportunity to *not* do that.  

I think the ideas from others are great.  

Trains are windows of opportunity! Look outside and see the landscape move, fast or slow, and change from morning mist to evening twilight. See the sun dance along the clouds, or see its light move through the compartment along winding tracks. See towns change while riding through Europe, see them make place for suburbs and change into open fields. Look high up and see water fall from mountains. Look deep down where they form small streams. See the plains and, when you're in a tunnel, wait for the small moments that you can see a village in waving hills. Even at night you might discern some wonderful light in the darkness, through the reflection of the other passengers in the window. Or even listen to the soundscape of the wheels combined with talking by other passengers. And when your train enters an intermediate station, look at the people pointing at your window. Talk to them if they take the seats opposite you. Everybody has as story.

And after you finally arrived at your destination and you're standing in line for the Colosseum, you might even realize that it might be wonderful to travel back to that unknown small city where you saw a strange tower while passing by. Interrail makes it easy.