The Longest Sleeper Train in France - Paris to Nice with Intercités de Nuit "Train Bleu"

Bonjour à tous,

Welcome to this new trip report where I will show what's like to travel onboard the Train Bleu, one of the most scenic night train in France... and also, I have a very special relationship with this train... it's great to be back onboard again!

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- TRIP INFORMATION -
Date: SEPTEMBER 2023
Railway company: SNCF
Route : Paris Austerlitz to Nice Ville
Time : Over 12 hours (depends on the day of traveling)
Price : From 59€ in first class

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00:00: Intro
00:30 : Paris-Austerlitz
01:13 : A relationship with this train
01:44 : Okay, but why Train Bleu?
03:08 : The rebirth
03:22 : The Train Bleu in 2023
04:04 : First class review
05:22 : Corail 3.0
06:11: Our engine
06:26 : Our ride today
06:48 : Broken switch
07:11 : Nighty Night
07:27 : Woke up and still late
07:50 : Food onboard
08:35 : Cabride
09:53 : Walkthrough
10:44 : Toilets Time
11:13 : First time in my life
12:02 : Esterel on a grey weather
12:40 : Anthéor Viaduct
13:32 : Fenster Auf
13:50 : Cannes
14:09 : Arrival in Nice and thoughts
15:00 : First VO trip report
16:05 : Outro