When traveling, what is it like to take a train for more than 20 hours?

If you travel by train for more than twenty hours in a sleeper class, there is nothing too bad. You can sleep through it even if you are bored. What people remember deeply is the hard seat on the train for more than 20 hours, especially the most difficult time in the early morning.

A few years ago, I took the green train from my home to Xi'an. I took the train all morning and arrived at four o'clock the next morning. The area for people to move on a hard seat is very small, and it is almost impossible to stretch the body. After the first few hours, the legs will become numb and the waist will be sore. At this time, you have to turn on the water or go to the toilet to stretch your muscles.

Long train journeys always require something to pass the time. You can listen to music with headphones and close your eyes to relax, or stare at the scenery flying by outside the window in a daze, or take out the snacks you brought to stimulate Taste your taste buds, or watch a few movies on your phone, and you should have at least a fully charged power bank in your backpack. No matter how bored you are, you can still chat with strangers nearby. You may gain several new friends during a trip.

The most difficult part is the early morning, the time before dawn. The pitch-black night enveloped the scenery outside. Outside the window was monotonous darkness and sporadic lights that occasionally passed by. The willpower of being awake for more than ten hours had been exhausted. Drowsiness controlled the brain, but because of the hard seat, I couldn't lie down. I was worried. The thought of luggage also always prevents sleep. Time seems to have never been so slow. I can still move around during the day, but at night I have to give up because the aisles are full of sleeping people.

At four o'clock in the morning, I dragged my already swollen legs off the train and vowed that I would never take a hard seat on a long-distance train again unless absolutely necessary.