4. I ordered a small German beer at the Handorf Inn in the town of Handorf: RMB 50.018

5. Dinner at Huaguocheng (Tom Yum soup + rice aud8 + aud2, beef noodles, clay pot rice + aud1 additional): about RMB 188,832

6. When going out at night, you don't need to show your passport when you go through the train formalities (Yunluo and An Qingju are 11 years old. Yunluo and An Qingju bought a family ticket for 2 adults and 1 child, but they didn't see the passports and believed it. The folk customs here are really good, and it's a country of gentlemen!)

All you have to do is show the printout of the train ticket you bought in the evening, and there is no security check. However, the seats booked online for Yunluo and An Qingjue are not the same as the seats Yunluo actually gets when he checks in, so please note this.

For foreigners, drinking coffee is just like drinking tea for Yunluo and An Qingjue, they need to drink coffee at all times, so coffee places can be seen everywhere. Although the hall for waiting for the train + souvenir shop + handling procedures + luggage transfer is not very big, there is still a big coffee shop at the end of the hall.

Because Adelaide is not only the southern terminus of the Ghan ("Khan" train), but also the headquarters of the &nhern rail company, which runs from Sydney to Perth (that is, from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean).

(In addition to the above two lines, this railway company also operates the Overland - running between Adelaide and Melbourne), so, in the waiting hall of Adelaide Railway Station, opposite the exit of the train platform, there is a "Pacific to Indian Ocean Train" (o (logo) - an eagle sculpture (behind it is the cafe at the end of the waiting hall):

This is a panoramic view of the train carriage taken from the entrance (except for a large toilet + bathroom on the right side of the entrance (which is behind where Yunluo took the photo, but not visible in this photo), there is a small bathroom on the left and a small toilet on the right at the bottom of the carriage in this photo):

The distance between the seats was very wide, and with Yunluo's height of 1.8 meters, even if she laid down with the backrest at about 30 degrees, her feet could not touch the backrest in front of her.

The chairs can rotate 360 ​​degrees, that is, the two chairs in front and behind can form a small face-to-face space. This is Yunluo turning Yunluo and An Qingjue's chairs sideways, facing the window to enjoy the beautiful scenery outside:

The carriages on the Ghan are divided into platinum service, gold service and red service. Of course, platinum service is the best, but it is also the most expensive (more than 5 times that of red service).

1) Platinum service provides a cabin like a standard room in a luxury hotel, including a private bathroom, all meals and land sightseeing expenses, and in-cabin services (such as wine delivery).

2) Gold service provides a private cabin, where the chairs can be turned into bunk beds by the waiter at night. It includes a private bathroom, all meals and land sightseeing expenses, and in-cabin services (such as wine delivery).

3) The red service provides a luxurious sofa chair that can be reclined 150 degrees. The sofa chair is very wide and the distance between the front and back is very far (given Yunluo's height, after lying down).

Yunluo's feet could not touch the back of the chair in front of him. ), and the chair can rotate 180 degrees, that is, the front and back chairs can form a small face-to-face space, and the chairs can also be adjusted to face the windows on both sides, so that you can enjoy the scenery of the Australian outback outside the window more comfortably.

At the same time, the red service car also has a bathroom with shower (at the entrance), a bathroom at the rear, and a toilet at the rear.

Platinum and gold services share a lounge. The Ghan train attendants wear green coats, which are very beautiful:

The train started. In the first 20 minutes to half an hour, it was moving very slowly, sometimes almost as fast as walking. (The train runs from Adelaide to Alice Springs for 1,559 kilometers, and the departure time is from 12:20 today to 13:45 the next day, a total of 25 hours and 25 minutes.

The average speed is only 61 kilometers per hour. This is a tourist train, not for rushing. No wonder, a local guy Yunluo and An Qingjue met at breakfast at the Ambassador Hotel in Adelaide yesterday told Yunluo and An Qingjue that the train was very slow, and he also said that the beds on the train were very narrow and expensive, so it was more economical to sit in the red service chairs:

The beautiful scenery of Adelaide West TCE beside the train (Yunluo and An Qingju later learned that this train is mainly for tourists. It is not used just for traveling, so when encountering some scenic spots, there will be reminders on the radio, and then the car will drive very slowly, so that Yunluo and An Qingju can have the opportunity to take pictures):

The lovely young man who sat next to Yunluo and An Qingjue had been trying to strike up a conversation with the girl along the way, but it seemed that he had not succeeded in the end. Later, Yunluo and An Qingjue met him again on the train from Alice Springs City to Darwin.

The history of these three great train lines, the pioneering history of Australia's white ancestors and detailed information about the train lines are well worth reading. It may be placed in the dining car or on the luggage rack in the carriage for reading:

However, the platform staff comforted Yunluo and An Qingjue, saying that the gates were actually closed 45 minutes before departure, because they would have to load their luggage the next time, so they didn't have to worry if they missed the train. When checking in, they didn't need to show their passports, but only the printout of the train tickets they bought at night. There was no security check, but the seats Yunluo and An Qingjue booked online were not the same as the seats Yunluo actually got when checking in, so please note this.

3. After checking in the large luggage, it is recommended that Yunluo and An Qingjue carry with them the following luggage: charger, electric kettle, cup, face towel, toothbrush, thick clothes to keep warm when sleeping, camera, DV, snacks, reading materials to pass the time, etc.

1) There are sockets for charging in the train restaurant.

2) In the restaurant on the train, Yunluo can even use the electric kettle she brought with her to boil water for the coffee she brought with her.

3) Only one large towel was distributed on the train.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

4) Yunluo saw some foreigners in the dining car only buying a yogurt, and then cutting the fruit they brought into pieces and mixing it into a fruit salad. With the bread they brought, it was a meal. Foreigners were very honest and there was nothing embarrassing about eating what they brought.

But in general, the prices on the train are not more expensive than on land, so there is no need to worry too much about spending.

4. After a night, the air in the carriage was not very good, but the air in the dining car Matilda Cafe was much better.

Therefore, Yunluo and An Qingjue actually stayed in the dining car Matilda Cafe most of the time. They didn’t have to worry about the safety of their luggage because this was a country of gentlemen.

5. After entering the large toilet at the front of the train and pressing the electric button to close the door, you must also press a lock button to indicate that someone is in the toilet. Otherwise, you can still press the button to open the door from outside. Please note this. <"Platform" magazine - a magazine published by the railway company and placed on the train for passengers to read free of charge. It contains detailed information about the Indian Ocean-Pacific train and the overland train.

The history of these three great train lines, the pioneering history of Australia's white ancestors and the detailed information of the train lines are well worth reading. It may be placed in the dining car or on the luggage rack in the carriage for reading. (To be continued...)