They fill you up with alcohol at lunch after departure (your cost!) - then everyone disappears to their cabin to sleep That's great because it leaves the lounge car empty and you get big windows on both sides for views.

Food is quite good and they have reasonable wines. Credit cards are accepted when your bill is settled near the end of the trip.

Expect delays. Ours (last week) was only 2 hours.

It's best to take the train one way and drive the other. Avoid driving the boring N1 and instead take the coastal route.