Monday, 1 August 2011
Shosholoza Meyl — an alternative to air travel?
posted to: Activities and Things To Do, Travelling Tips
Shosholoza Meyl
Everyone has a fond memory of taking the train in their childhood – piling on with mom and dad, the luggage (ours were a series of rather dramatic, bright red suitcases that included a small, square one for my mother's cosmetics), egg and mayo sandwiches and the welcome delight of sleeping under crisp white sheets as the wheels chugged gently beneath you.
Remarkably, the inter-city train of our youth still exists, in the form of the Shosholoza Meyl, named such after the popular South African song about train workers. The word 'meyl' refers to a long distance by train. One would think I could have at least suspected that this rather obvious fact would probably be the train's biggest challenge. Continued
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Article by: The Team @ SA-Venues
Article by: The Team @ SA-Venues
