I love travelling overnight on European trains
Here is a list in no particular order of my favourite things
Arriving at continental railway stations late at night
Finding your sleeping compartment and settling down
Waking in the middle of the night
Passing through sleeping towns
Drinking coffee and watching the dawn
Walking through the carriages barefoot
Standing on obscure stations during scheduled stops
Feeling the warm breezes still alive at three in the morning
Watching your wife wash naked how beautiful she is
Sleeping whilst being aware of the motion of the train
Arriving with little pace at your final station
Feeling grubby from your travel which is quite delicious
Realising that it is the journey and not just the destination