You havent been to New York if... you haven't taken the train to Penn Station.

So my plain arrived an hour earlier than was planned on the itinerary and trust me that was a good thing.

Although I have to say that the flight to NY was probably one of the best I ever had - you were constantly supplied with food and drinks - I was pretty happy to touch down after 8 hours. I saw what seems like a gazillion movies on board of the plain, but still it felt like time stood still.


Anyway, once I got to Newark Liberty International Airport everything went pretty smoothly. For some reason I never got checked by security or anything, I could just always walk straight ahead, so I was on the train to Manhattan before I knew it. Finding the trains and everything was all so easy, and the people that worked at the airport were so friendly and helpful. You only had to frown a little when looking at an information sign and there would already be someone ready to supply you with the right info.



The train had such a weird ticketing system. So you first had to buy a ticket that would get you through the holding doors, or whatever you call them, and then the conductor would come by, take the ticket and slide some piece of paper under the seat in front of you. I figured it was just for her to see who already exchanged their ticket, but after the first stop, she came by once more and took that piece of paper too, this time not replacing it. So the next few stops there was no conductor around whatsoever.. weird. And one thing is an absolute certainty, wasting all that paper is not what you can call environmentally friendly.

Next stop: Penn Station New York