Shadowing-Übung: We Rode FIRST CLASS On America's NEWEST, FASTEST Train - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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I'm becoming obsessed with trains, and America just launched a new train that also happens to be the fastest.
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Ever since riding my first train last year, I've been dreaming of riding trains all over the world.
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So today, we're putting America's fastest train to the test.
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But there was just one catch.
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Cole wasn't exactly sold on the idea, so I had to get creative.
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Hey, remember that sandwich you heard about?
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The Falford Nutter sandwich?
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Yeah, want to go to Boston and try it?
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Really?
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The next thing we knew we were in Washington DC in
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the most beautiful train station I've ever seen about to ride the fastest train in America now
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Today we're riding first class on the next genicella from Washington DC to Boston for a very specific reason are you excited?
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We're about to travel over 400 miles crossing eight states on America's fastest train 14 stops stand between us and Boston
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But the real surprise is what we'll find along the way.
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Now normally, we'd be riding in coach because first class isn't cheap.
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But thanks to our sponsor Nomad Lane, we can afford to ride first class today.
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And I have a feeling it's going to make all the difference.
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Is this the menu?
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How are you this morning, Mr. Marlin?
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Another day above ground is always a blessing.
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Amen to that.
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With the first class ticket, you get access to the private lounge before the train ride.
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But we wanted to save our appetites.
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I've heard that lunch is the real highlight.
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I haven't had my coffee yet this morning, so.
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Are you happy?
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Have coffee on whatever else you want on that menu.
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I will also do a coffee, please. Have coffee?
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Thank you so much.
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Um, we have a little bit of a problem.
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We're already late.
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Here's why this matters.
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Cole's favorite food is sandwiches.
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And recently, our friends told us about this iconic sandwich they had growing up.
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I made a deal with Cole to go to Boston on this train to try it.
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So we have to get there before the sandwich shop closes.
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I got a question for me.
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I know you're from Jamaica, but have you ever had a fluffernutter sandwich?
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A fluffernutter?
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You must be from New England.
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No, we're going just to get one.
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Oh, are you?
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All right, we are officially moving.
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The train is leaving.
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I'm so excited right now.
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I feel like a little kid.
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You are a kid in the candy store right now.
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Have you ever had a fluffernutter sandwich?
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What is that?
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You messing with me?
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Have you ever heard of a food so good that you needed to try it?
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Think about the first time maybe you had Chick-fil-A or a Texas brisket, one of our patrons who lives in Boston recently told us about this fluffernutter sandwich.
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So today, not only are we trying out this brand new train, we're gonna see if it's worth traveling 400 miles to get this fluffernutter sandwich.
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The buzz on the train this morning actually reminds me of when we rode the Brightline train last year.
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And that's where I fell in love with train travel.
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Please be prepared to exit the train.
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I don't know what that alarm was.
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If anybody was sleeping, they're not sleeping now.
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I'm so excited for this breakfast.
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I got the crispy bacon and sweet onion omelet, and Cole got the breakfast chiquillas.
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I hope I'm saying that right.
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Chilaquiles.
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I was even more excited to see it came with a croissant.
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Bread first.
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Mmm.
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How is it?
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Amazing.
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It also got me thinking about this super important question.
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Do you slice your roll in half or put butter in the middle, or do you put butter on top?
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There's always a butter on top kind of dough.
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You like to slice it.
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I do, yeah.
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These are the serious discussions Cole and I are having right now.
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As we were eating, everything outside went black because we were going through a tunnel.
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I think it's called the Baltimore Tunnel.
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It's not very long and it went by really fast because this is a time lapse.
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But you know, we still haven't seen how fast this thing can go.
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I gotta say breakfast was really good, but I wonder how it's going to compare to the fluff another sandwich we get once we get to Boston.
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The next thing we knew we were already at our second stop in Baltimore, but before we could blink we were moving again I think the crew is trying to make up for lost time
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Don't worry, I'm just wearing the new meta glasses with my friend
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Now I gotta say these glasses make me feel like a futuristic rock star.
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All right enough silly business How about a tour so far?
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I'm really loving this space.
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I mean look at how much seat and foot room we have here.
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I'm only 5'2", so of course space is a concern, but in this seat I can stretch all the way out and I still have room to spare.
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Honestly, I feel like a kid playing in the grown-up section.
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But, if you need some extra seating, just press this button over here and look at this.
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Whoa!
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The seats here don't recline, but they do extend.
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I'm not so sure if I could sleep this way.
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The tray table is like an airplane's, but it actually comes to you, which means I don't have to lean halfway across the seat just to reach my coffee.
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Plus, there's power plugs and even a personal reading light.
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Basically, it's a little office on rails.
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You can work as much or as little as you want to.
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And for the luggage, you have space under the seat or above your head all throughout the train.
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And speaking of luggage...
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When you splurge on a first-class ticket, you want the whole trip to feel first-class.
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And that happens before you ever get on the train.
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That's why Nomad Lane is the real hero of this trip.
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The bento bag is designed so you never have to worry about overhead storage again.
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It's compact enough to where it can easily slide under a seat on an airplane, or in this case under the seat or overhead in a train,
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but it also has enough space for you to pack everything you need all in one spot.
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I am seriously loving this bag and all the compartments that come with it.
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And when you're not carrying everything, their sling bag is the perfect travel sidekick.
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It's great for quick, easy, hands-free access and perfect for carrying your phone and passport.
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Thanks so much to Nomad Lane for making this trip possible.
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They make us feel like first-class travelers before we ever board and because they're supporting this adventure, they're supporting you too.
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You can check them out with our link in the description below.
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All right, bags packed, let's get back to the train
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and this is where things get interesting because Cole just asked the conductor about that sandwich.
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I grew up on them.
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And what is your favorite way of making them?
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I like the fluff, Peanut butter and bananas.
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Okay.
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That's my favorite.
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All right.
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My favorite.
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I mean, could we have flown on a plane to get to Boston for the Fluffer Nutter Sandwich?
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Sure.
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Would it have been as fun?
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Absolutely not.
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I just love train travel.
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This ride is so beautiful.
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Ladies and gentlemen, now arriving in some mornings in Delaware.
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Growing up in Tennessee, train travel was never really something I thought about.
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I can't imagine what it must have been like traveling by train in the golden age of train travel.
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I don't know if it makes sense, but this train ride feels nostalgic in a way I've never experienced.
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Can you believe early trains only went about 30 miles an hour?
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Today is much different on America's fastest train.
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I bet we're doing $1.50 right now.
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Right now it seems like we're floating because there ain't no f*ing moving on the speed of light right now.
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151. Alright.
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152. 156.
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157. Come on.
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Come on.
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We were flying toward Philadelphia.
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Now I don't know if it's the endless supply of coffee or the fact that we're moving at the speed of life, but I'm in desperate need of the bathroom.
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So let's take a tour.
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This is me walking to the bathroom completely unaware that I didn't turn my mic on.
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So here I am closing the door, a robot voice comes on to tell me to lock it.
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Please lock the door.
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The door is locked.
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This is the biggest train bathroom I've ever seen.
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I could probably do a cartwheel in here, but let's be honest, I'd tear a hammy.
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Over here is the sink, pretty basic, but there's two soaps.
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That's strange.
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I guess they're expecting people to be dirty.
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This red thing, well, you don't want to push that.
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That's where if you run out of TP, you can hit that and they'll bring it to you.
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Although, when that door opens, everyone's gonna see what's going on in there.
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And it doesn't close fast.
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Would you guys like some hot towel?
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Towel service on a train?
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What is this?
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These guys have been spoiling us and making us feel super special.
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Help show them some love by commenting, great service, down below.
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This train ride is so beautiful.
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The Northeast Corridor runs through all these big cities and it's such a cool experience to watch them pass by so quickly.
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And finally we have made it to New York City.
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We got off to stretch our legs but we had to hurry back so we didn't get left behind.
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Look at the paint job on this thing.
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It's pretty sweet.
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Very cool.
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There's just so much excitement around this new train Everyone's just buzzing about it, which is making the trip so much more fun All right back on
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that was quick So we are in train car number one today, which would usually be the front
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But today it's the back you have one seat right here singles all on this side
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And then on the right side is all doubles and there are facing different directions
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We're gonna take a little walk and show you the rest of the train.
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We have to go through the first class kitchen.
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Now technically we're not supposed to be walking through here.
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But we made some friends.
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We made some friends.
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We'll be good Marlon.
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There are nine cars in this train set and the car next is business class.
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Only first and business class are offered on the Acela.
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We took a seat in business class and we're honestly surprised at how similar it was to first class.
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Definitely a lot tighter.
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but still nice.
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Still a good amount of room.
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Yeah, it's still nice.
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There's less room, but it was still very comfortable.
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Cars two through five are business class.
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Then we made it to the cafe car.
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So we have lots of sandwiches to choose from.
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It is a different menu than what we have in first class today.
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And then Coke products, water, sparkling water for my fancy husband, who loves to always get sparkling water.
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And then you can order hot sandwiches here.
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We're not gonna order anything here because we're gonna get lunch in first class, But I do have a question for the attendant here.
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Have you ever heard of a fluffernutter sandwich?
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A what?
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So many people haven't heard of this sandwich.
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Now I'm not feeling so bad.
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It's totally a New England thing.
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Yeah.
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So if we walk a little further in the food cart, this is the bar hangout area where you can just lean up and have a drink and enjoy it.
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This is the ADA accessible table.
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So someone in a wheelchair could be sitting on this side.
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And in the first class car, there's a table on this side too.
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And these face each other.
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So it's pretty nice because these fold out.
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And it gives you plenty of space to eat.
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Put a little drink right here.
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Still have all your charging parts here.
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Cars seven through nine are also business class.
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But car nine is the quiet car.
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We don't know how to be quiet, so we're going to turn around and head back to our seat
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because it's almost time for the highlight of the trip, lunch.
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We got an afternoon pick-me-up and this may be the best coffee we've ever had.
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Oh, that is so good.
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We were making friends and thinking nothing could go wrong.
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So apparently there's some mechanical issues and now we're going to be over an hour late getting to Boston.
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I really hope we make it in time before the sandwich shop closes or Cole is going to be really upset.
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While we were waiting for the train to start moving again, lunch was delivered, I got another roll which I'm super excited about, Cole ordered the short ribs and I had the bobo chicken.
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I cannot even believe this kind of food is being served on a train.
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I can't wait to see what's for dessert.
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Also, as I'm editing this, I'm reminded how awkward it is filming in public.
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These ribs were...
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Someone's watching me.
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These ribs were phenomenal, but it's still not the fluffernummer sandwich that I'm coming to Boston to get.
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I'm really looking forward to this.
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So I'm talking to Jamie here who joined us in New York and is heading back home to New England and said, Jamie, have you had a fluffernummer sandwich before?
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I have.
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My mother would make them when I would go to like summer camp.
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Now that I'm stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey, how about some dessert?
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Now I'm not a big fan of lemon, but I've got to say this lemon cheesecake really hit the And just when I thought the food was over, they come serving warm nuts.
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Really?
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This crew is overdoing it.
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I really wasn't excited about these nuts, but they're warm.
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And there's just something about warm nuts that you just can't go wrong.
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I have to admit, the last hour went by so fast, I forgot we were even delayed.
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I just stared out this window the entire time.
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New England really is so beautiful.
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We are just about to stop in Providence, Rhode Island, which means we are getting ever closer to a mystery sandwich.
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We made it to Boston!
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Woo!
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Thank you guys so much.
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After stepping off the train in Boston, we headed straight for an Uber to a restaurant called Moogie's.
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On the way there, I remember looking over to Cole and saw him giggling like a little kid.
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He was so excited for this sandwich
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And it reminded me how important it is to let out your inner kid from time to time
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and go on adventures like this.
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As we crossed the street to this little diner spot, we finally reached our destination.
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Hello, how are you?
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I want to get a fluffernutter.
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The fluffernutter sandwich.
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I've been waiting a long time to get this sandwich.
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There's two pieces of white bread with a little bit of butter toasted, giving the peanut butter and marshmallow fluff a melted, gooey texture.
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That saltiness mixed with the sweet of the marshmallow fluff.
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This thing is amazing.
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Now, I'm not even going to try and guess how many calories this thing is, but I will tell you as a childhood sandwich, kind of a treat if you will,
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this thing hits the spot.
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So the big question, was it worth riding 400 miles on America's fastest train just to get a sandwich?
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Absolutely.
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After all, it wasn't about first class or the sandwich.
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It was the journey and the people who made it unforgettable.
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Thanks so much for watching.
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I hope you'll watch this video next so we can spend a little bit more time together.
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We'll see you on the next adventure.
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