Amazing Train Journeys

- Season 5

(2015)

Beginning of the travel in Rio de Janeiro.First Philippe see the town from a mountain: the beaches, the bays, the famous Sugarloaf Mountain, the statue of Christ the Redeemer.Philippe has decided to take a suburban train and visit the favela of Rocinha: there he meets Peanut, a man who has helped the people of this favela to get electricity and water in their homes.Back to the suburban train he meets a young man who has been inspired by his meetings in train and has become writer.Then Philippe goes to another favela by cable car: women explain him how their life have ...

Winter in Norway: Philippe is now in Narvik, north of the polar circle and even more at north than Iceland.The train station of Narvik is the railway station the most at north of all European railways.Philippe begins with a little travel by train from Narvik to Bjorfjell: Philippe is looking at the landscape, fjords, mountains and heaven have very surprising colors.Then Philippe Philippe begins to talk with a young Norvegian woman who explains him that the weather can be very cold in the north of Norway: she lived in her village with temperatures of minus 45 degrees, ...

Beginning of the journey in Darwin (Northern Territories): Philippe take the "Ghan", a luxury train which crosses Australia from North to south (about 3.000 kilometers, 2 and a half days of travel).In the train an Australian woman explains that Australian people are very friendly, because they have a super country and are happy that people are coming to Australia to visit their country.In the dining car Philippe tastes kangaroo meat.Philippe leaves the train at Ktherine and visit a cattle breeder (1.400 square kilometers) who has problems with crocodiles (there are ...

Beginning of the journey at the Peak Tram, the funicular railway ( maximum steepness 48 %) to Victoria Peak: nice panorama on the city.Hong Kong ( 7 millions of inhabitants) is a town situated in a bay, an important port of Asia, a commercial and financial center but is also a huge bazaar.Philippe enters into a snake restaurant: the young woman plays with her pet , a python and then prepares for Philippe bile of a cobra and a soup of cobra.Then Philippe takes the Hong Kong underground: all the passengers have a octopus card for paying their travels in the underground ...

Beginning of the journey in Fort Williams: Philipe takes the "Jacobite" , the train of Harry Potter, to Mallaig: on board a lot of fans of Harry Potter,and a great moment: the crossing of the Glenfinnan Viaduct.Then Philippe goes to Dingwall and meets the butcher who prepare haggis, a man with a great sense of humor who doesn't want to tell Philippe his secrets.Philippe tastes the haggis and found it very good.Then Philippe takes the train to Elgin: talk with the passengers about the weather in Scotland.Then Philippe sees the Highland Games: bands with men in kilt, ...