Entertainment on the Train
Vistadome Train, Peru
When returning from Machu Picchu to Cusco there are three train options: the Hiram Bingham, the Vistadome, the Backpacker's. When making the choice it felt a bit like choosing amongst the three bears. Following that analogy, we chose the Vistadome...or Mama Bear. It wasn't $500. It didn't serve a five course meal. We also wouldn't have to dodge chickens and pigs under our feet.
We were served a snack and drink just like on an airplane. I sat next to a woman named Jackie. She is a law professor from Melbourne. We had a great chat...everything from plastic surgery tidbits (her husband Michael is a reconstructive surgeon) to the new Supreme Court nominee, Judge Alito. The next day we ran into Jackie and Michael at the Cusco airport. At that point I learned that Paul and Eric do in fact listen to their sister...because they replayed all sorts of little tidbits about Jackie and Michael that I'd mentioned from our conversation.
An expected bonus on our train ride...traditional Peruvian entertainment and a fashion show. This is an entertainer, not one of the models.