January 6: TRAINS!!

The Blue Train:

This train sounds a little too stuffy and high society for me. The dinners are jacket and tie for men and elegant wear for women. I don't know if I would want to do that every night. Also, they describe lunch as "smart-casual." I guess that explains why it is 10,000 dollars a person, one way during the low season. Shesh. (The scenery however, BEAUTIFUL!!)

Palace on Wheels:

I am much more likely to go on this tour. They are much less expensive and less formal. Plus, I have always wanted to see India, and this train offers many different routes that I could take.

My dream vacation would be the following option: COLORS OF RAJASTHAN (11 NIGHTS / 12 DAYS) You travel to Delhi first, which is the historical center and modern capital of India. Then to Agra, where the Taj Mahal resides. Then to Jaipur, where you can ride elephants to a pink paradise in town. Then to Udaipur to see majestic palaces that seem to float in green-water lakes. Then to Jodhpur, the Brahmin's Blue City, home of many beautiful gardens. Finally you go to Jaisalmer to see a sunset over the sand dunes. Then they return you back to Delhi, all for a fee of less than 3,000 per person.

Trans-Siberian Express:

This is a great way to see everything from Russia to China. It's definitely a trip that a sightseer would want to take at some point. They offer smaller tours up to expansive tours that go for two weeks!

Glacier Express:

This train provides a day trip through the snow. It goes from Zermott to St. Moritz in about 7 hours and passes through 91 tunnels and over 291 bridges.

El Tren a Las Nubes: HOLY SHIT!!!

This train is freaking SCARY!! I don't know if I would be able to go up to these heights. But it would be amazing to try. It is one of the world's three highest railways. It's called the Train to the Clouds, and was actually build by an American engineer, Richard Maury. It practically denies the previous funicular system of train engineering.