Overnight trains are very interesting. Especially when a border crossing and irate passport control officers are added into the mix.
The train left Istanbul bound for Sophia, Bulgaria, a 13 hour journey, at 10 pm. Anne, Vanessa, and I were in a sleeper car just for us for only 47 TYL per ticket, much cheaper than $260 USD flights to Sophia. The train rocked, was amazingly hot, and filled with people who smoked at the drop of a hat, but it got us to were we needed to be roughly on time, and I even managed to sleep for 5 hours or so.
One quick reason to love Sophia is that dinner last night, for 4 people with starter plates, totaled about $25 USD. Sometimes I love exchange rates.
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