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>> chances are, you havent been to this place. chances are, this is a place youve never seen. other than maybe blurry cellphone videos, old black-and-white newsreels from world war ii. chances are, bad things were happening in the footage you saw. myanmar. after 50 years of nightmare, something unexpected is happening here, and its pretty incredible. ♪ ♪ in yangon, capital city of myanmar, its dark. blackouts are frequent with the ancient power grid. what sources of light there are...

Somewhat uncomfortable 10-hour trip. so really the question on this end of the journey is come back on the train or flying coffin? mishaps on both burmese planes and trains are not, shall we say, unheard of. the widowmaker express. >> that is the choice. so that may be the signal to depart at some point. >> yeah. all aboard. whoa. were moving. here we go. >> here we go. thats it. we have reached our cruising speed. >> really? this is cruising speed? you can literally outrun this train. >> we cou...

>> philippe: the sleeping car lost a wheel, uh, and the dining car. so, we get a new -- >> anthony: well, no, we lost the dining car, i hear. >> philippe: we lost the dining car, but even our original sleeping car lost a wheel. so, we just have to hope for the best. >> anthony: the night express to bagan, 600 kilometers of what will turn out to be kidney-softening travel by rail. but bagan, myanmars ancient capital, ive been told, is a must-see. >> philippe: the true old english experience. the ...

Bagan, 600 kilometers of what will turn out to be kidney-softening travel by rail. but bagan, myanmars ancient capital, ive been told, is a must-see. >> philippe: the true old english experience. the engine is a french engine from the 70s. >> anthony: weve been told its a somewhat uncomfortable ten-hour trip. so really, the question on this end of the journey is, come back on the train or flying coffin? mishaps on both burmese planes and trains are not, shall we say, unheard of. the widowmaker e...

Lost a wheel, uh, and the dining car. so, we get a new -- >> anthony: well, no, we lost the dining car, i hear. >> philippe: we lost the dining car, but even our original sleeping car lost a wheel. so, we just have to hope for the best. >> anthony: the night express to bagan, 600 kilometers of what will turn out to be kidney-softening travel by rail. but bagan, myanmars ancient capital, ive been told, is a must-see. >> philippe: the true old english experience. the engine is a french engine from...

Lost a wheel, uh, and the dining car. so, we get a new -- >> anthony: well, no, we lost the dining car, i hear. >> philippe: we lost the dining car, but even our original sleeping car lost a wheel. so, we just have to hope for the best. >> anthony: the night express to bagan, 600 kilometers of what will turn out to be kidney-softening travel by rail. but bagan, myanmars ancient capital, ive been told, is a must-see. >> philippe: the true old english experience. the engine is a french engine from...

End of the journey is come back on the trainer flying coffin. >> mishaps on both burmese planes and trains are not, shall we say, unheard of. >> the widowmaker express. >> that is the choice. that may be the signal to depart at some point. >> yeah. all aboard. whole. were moving. here we go. >> here we go. >> thats it. we are at cruising speed. >> really? this is cruising speed. i could literally outrun this train. >> we could jog ahead and have a nice meal. >> we could catch up with it. >> with...

>> no, we lost the dining car, i hear. >> but even our car of the wheel. we just have to hope for the best. >> the night express to bagan. 600 kilometers of what will turn out to be kidney-softening travel by rail, but bagan, myanmars ancient capital, im told, is a must see. >> the true old english experience. the engine is a french engine from the 70s. >> weve been told its a somewhat uncomfortable ten-hour trip. so really the question on this end of the journey is come back on the trainer flyi...

Told, is a must see. >> the true old english experience. the engine is a french engine from the 70s. >> weve been told its a somewhat uncomfortable ten-hour trip. so really the question on this end of the journey is come back on the trainer flying coffin. >> mishaps on both burmese planes and trains are not, shall we say, unheard of. >> the widowmaker express. >> that is the choice. that may be the signal to depart at some point. >> yeah. all aboard. whole. were moving. here we go. >> here we go...

Hear. but our original call of the whale. >> so we just have to hope for the best. >> the night express to baggan. 600 kilometers of what will turn out to be kidney-softening travel by rail, but bagan, myanmars ancient capital, im told, is a must see. >> the true old english experience. the engine is a french engine from the 70s. >> weve been told its a somewhat uncomfortable ten-hour trip. so really the question on this end of the journey is come back on the train or flying coffin. >> mishaps o...