Tazara Part 2: On the Train

If you haven't read Tazara yet, you should as this is the second part of Tazara.

I did not know what a 24hour train ride would be like as the longest train ride I had been on was 4 hours, and I got bored on that so I did not know what it would be like; but it was not bad at all.

What to do on a train

1. Breathe, the air is not toxic
2. Eat, the restaurant was not bad at all
3. Drink, the water was not poisoned (at least the bottle water--the water in the tap probably was!)
4. Sleep, the beds were ok
5. Buy bananas out the window
6. Go to the bar to get my dad (who doesn't deserve it) a beer; as he thinks Zambian beer is the best beer and our train started in Zambia
7. Play on our tablets
8. Look out the window

This might not seem very fun, but I enjoyed it, mostly because the toilets were a hole in the train and you had to pee and poo on the tracks. We have heard the train breaks down sometimes, and there were also delays so our ride was not the worst it gets.

Information

I am not the one who usually does this as my dad is the one always telling people to stay longer; but in this case it is my job as I am sitting in a car whilst writing this. Don't blame me if this is not all correct, as I am not the one who tells people to stay longer but I think it is right.

• Take the express train for the same price but nicer
• They are always sold out, but if you are there on the day you will be able to get them, as in Zambia they always have extra cabins
• The express train runs on Wednesday from Mbeya to Dar.
• It is always late
• The queue is long
• Bring water with you onto the train, as the bar only has small bottles.
• Don’t bring beer: I can’t drink but my dad likes Zambia's beer, which you get on the train, much more than Tanzanian beer.

MY DAD IS NOW DOING HIS JOB FINISHING THE INFORMATION AS I FOUND IT BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!