We Crossed the US by Train | Easy German 491

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In this episode, Cari and Janusz fulfil a dream: a train journey across the USA, from Los Angeles in the west to all the way east in New York. On the way they see spectacular landscapes, sleep in narrow train beds and capture everything on camera. But the best part of the journey are the encounters with Easy German viewers during stopovers in New Orleans, Memphis and Chicago.
In dieser Episode erfüllen sich Cari und Janusz einen Traum: Eine Zugreise quer durch die USA, von Los Angeles im Westen bis ganz in den Osten in New York. Unterwegs sehen sie spektakuläre Landschaften, schlafen in engen Zugbetten und halten alles mit der Kamera fest. Doch das schönste an der Reise sind die Begegnungen mit Easy-German-Zuschauern bei Zwischenstopps in New Orleans, Memphis und Chicago.
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Hosts of this episode: Janusz Hamerski/Carina Schmid
Camera & Edit: Carina Schmid
Translation: Ben Eve

[@dkim2011]

One of the highlights for me was Janusz, en route to El Paso, setting just the right evocative mood with his guitar as he gazed out at the prairie scene unfolding before him. He has the soul of an echt traveler. ❣

[@alandeutsch9987]

nice use of that word!

[@daylightmoon7285]

There are only 2 things I need every day--coffee and an episode of Easy German. You guys outdid yourselves with this trip. Spectacular!

[@realdirtbagOG]

Es freut mich, dass ihr eine schöne Reise hattet!! ❤

[@gonnawatchsomevideos]

Ich lebe in Memphis und war so froh, dass unsere Stadt Teil Ihrer Reise war. Vielen Dank, dass Sie Ihre Reise geteilt haben.

[@johnhuttner9991]

SEHR SCHÖN ..... WOW Janusz kann diese Gitarre ziemlich gut spielen.

[@acrawford01]

As someone who lives in Louisiana, you came at the perfect time. We just had mardi gras and it wasn't too hot. Usually the heat here is miserable, but our food makes up for it!

[@SO-ym3zs]

I'm glad you got to travel across our enormous country the old-fashioned way. I really like Janusz's positive attitude (expressed around the 8:00-minute marke) about the magic of traveling simply in a new place and and not wanting for anything.

[@Magic_beans_]

I agree, we don’t really do cross-country ground travel that much anymore, but it’s a great way to see the landscape. I’ve taken a two-day bus ride from Chicago to Seattle and a 36-ish hour train from Seattle to Los Angeles and they were both great.

[@TSinRM]

Euer Video war einfach krass. Was für ein Abenteuer ihr erlebt habt. Alle Reisen haben ein Ende, aber die schönen Errinerungen könnt euch immer geniessen.

[@amyhull754]

Ich bin so sehr glücklich, dass ihr euch so in unsererm Land und in meiner Stadt (Chicago) gefreut habt! Viele Grüße, obwohl sie spät sind, und ihr seid schon wieder zu Hause! VIELEN Dank, dass ihr die Reise mit uns geteilt habt!

[@trudywhite5139]

What a wonderful video! Thank you for taking us with you on your trip across the USA.

[@sand-7938]

These two are just amazing. Thank you for making nice, educative and entertaining videos.

[@hansonel]

Very cool to see the you guys take the Great American Train Trip from coast to coast! That's quite a trip too by train. I think I might be the only American who has taken the Amtrak multiple times from Chicago to NYC (which takes about a day) a few times since it's much faster to just fly (1 -2 hour flight)... after the third time taking Amtrak I now just fly or drive when needing to travel for a few reasons. To add on to Philip's comment as a native born Chicagoan, Chicago has the most number of people with German ancestry than any other major American city. There's even several German neighborhoods (most of the German's moved out to the suburbs in the 1950's - 1960's) in the city including Pilsen and Lincoln Square. Chicago at one time reportedly had "more Polish people than Warsaw".

[@lydia1868]

Das freut mich sehr das ihr ein Architecture Boat Tour durch Chicago gemacht habt. Das ist mein Lieblingsactivität mit Besucher nach Chicago zu machen, und jedes Mal lerne ich etwas interessantes. Congratulations on your epic voyage! Danke das ihr uns mitnehmen habt!

[@marqb6984]

That’s so awesome! Happy for y’all. God bless the Easy German team.

[@RheaM]

Easy German in New York?! Wow!! I hope you enjoyed your time here!!! ♥️

[@luisfelipeherrerapadilla1724]

Was für eine Episode! danke euch beiden, dass ihr eure Reise geteilt habt!

[@Nowyourfree]

Thank you very much for every moment you shared with us , sending you all a lots of hugs and positive vibes ❤

[@philipohmes9395]

Since you are in the USA, I am going to write my comments in English, rather than in German. Yup the train cross-country ride has its challenges in the USA, as compared to Europe. But then every traveling situation has its own challenges. Happy to see you survived Mardi Gras in New Orleans, an an venture in itself, as well as El Paso Texas. Moving on to Chicago, I do not know whether you were aware of this or not, is that Chicago is one of the most important historical German Cultural Areas in the USA that dates back to over 100 years. So there is a German Business District in downtown Chicagoland, a German American Chamber of Commerce, a Goethe Institute, and a German Consulate General's Office, that services the middle section of the USA. Had anyone of these entities known that your world-famous group was going to be in Chicago, there would have been a reception for you honoring your steadfast German Language and Cultural work that, your group engages in. Perhaps, next time. Safe journey to the homeland.

[@ivanramos2275]

Dieses Video hat mir ein sehr gutes Gefühl gegeben, und ich konnte während der gesamten Reise den Frieden von Cari und Janusz spüren. Vielen Dank!

[@mariehsami5915]

Das Video war einfach toll. Hab's genossen, eure Reise und Begeisterung über neue Erfahrungen, Musik und Landschaften zu gucken. Mach weiter so!

[@ericd6879]

By far the VERY best video you two have ever produced. Thankyou.

[@Sharon181818]

Thank you so much for taking us along on your holiday. A train trip across the US is something I've always wanted to do.... and now I've done it with you. When you went past the Hudson River in NY you were very close to where I live. I hope you've been having a wonderful time here in the US!

[@stella448]

I am from CA, and have traveled on train/Amtrak quite a bit, but not across the country. It is hard to sleep on them definitely, and looks like you have a large sleeper cabin compared to other sizes they have! Gorgeous views, though! I love your choices of cities and places that you visited, great video!

[@inelsen8683]

Es war mir eine Freude, Sie auf dieser schönen Reise durch die Vereinigten Staaten zu begleiten. Vielen Dank für das Teilen.

[@novacentorium4943]

My high school was one of the schools you visited, it was really nice to see the people who we’ve been watching in German class for months! the presentation was really nice. Please come visit NYC again!

[@dinosaurus781]

Cari, hast du in Hollywood einen Filmmaker-Kurs gemacht? Das Video ist toll! Ich konnte sogar die Stimmung der USA fühlen 😊😊😊

[@EasyGerman]

Danke 😍 Das war mein Urlaubsprojekt. Wenn man genug Zeit für sowas hat ist es der reinste Spaß:)

[@wittynamegohere]

I took the train from Oakland to Truckee in the late snow season and it was absolutely gorgeous. Very fun! I have been wanting to do another train trip soon, but at times it can be long and draining. Janusz , your guitar playing is SO GOOD and it was quite fitting for that trip. ;) Thank you Cari and Janusz for sharing.

[@kztempleton7859]

Well I am very happy you had a good trip but you MUST come again and see the most beautiful parts of the U.S. Tour the northwest ..... it is spectacular.

[@frankb1]

The Easy German Cinematic Universe!

[@richardpodnar5039]

Tja, eine solche Reise im Winter ist am besten! Euch ist es ja gut gelungen!!😀🤩

[@monalisahota]

Wow!! This was such an amazing video of the two of you. I never thought about riding the trains in USA and but now I am inspired to give that a try! What a unique way to explore USA!

[@carlosghiglione1702]

Ich bin von eurer Reise am tiefsten beeindruckt. Danke für eure Großmütigkeit diese Reise mit uns zu teilen. Herzliche Grüße aus Patagonien

[@fernandasimoes7131]

Das war wirklich ein unglaubliches Abenteuer und ihr beide wart phänomenal, als ihr es mit uns geteilt habt! Vielen Dank Januzs und Cari!!!!

[@bradyrice6631]

Was für ein riesiges Video!! Freut mich auch, dass ihre Reise euch guten Spaß gemacht hat! 😃

[@ChestnutTreeCafe]

I traveled from Seattle, Washington to Baltimore, Maryland by train. It was beautiful but I think it's something I would only do once. 3 days stuck in a train was a bit much for me.

[@hovanti]

It can be a bit much, yes. Back about '94, I went from southeastern PA to southern CA by train, then back after several days.

[@paulinalitvinova180]

so ein wunderschönes Video! danke, dass ihr diese unglaubliche Reise mit uns geteilt habt. Ich hab das Video mit großem Spaß geguckt❤🎉

[@lorenzocadorin1927]

😍 so authentisch und einfach voller positiven Energie. Danke!

[@peterkesseler9898]

Wow, wasfür eine tolle Reise! Alles Gute für Euch und Grüße aus Rheinland-Pfalz

[@juliak_covers6015]

Vielen Dank liebe Cari und Janusz, dass ihr uns auf diese Reise mitgenommen habt! Das war mir eine Freude, diesen Trip miterleben zu können❤ liebe Grüße aus Graz!

[@ElinT13]

Sehr schöne Dokumentation und ich bin wirklich auch begeistert von den netten Leuten aus der Easy German Community! Grüße nach Amerika! I am also impressed by the good German the people spoke - congratulations everybody!

[@EasyGerman]

😏😏

[@azounx]

4:36 That raises the question whether 'zügig' comes from 'Zug' in the sense of 'railway'.

[@EasyGerman]

Stimmt 😂 das ist eine super Frage!

[@carolyncoughlin9347]

Ausgezeichnet, wirklich! Das war die Beste ich gesehen haben! Es erinnert mich auf eine Reise als Kind ich habe mit meinen Familie gemacht. Wenn ich 8 Jahren gewesen bin, habe ich von Massachusetts nach California in ein Station Wagon gegangen. Meine Mutter, Oma und fünf Kinder besuchten unserer Familien fur zehn Wochen in California (San Francisco, San Diego).

[@ChaoticGoodThings]

I live in the USA and this is something I'd love to do one day! I've thought about seeing the country from a train since I was little. Thanks for sharing.

[@temp7335]

It was great to watch you. I was in New York 35 years ago. Thanks. I can talk German too but in writing it's easy to write in English. 🙃🥰👍

[@victorbrown3570]

I took this train route by bus over 40 years ago. It took 3 days and was very interesting. I lost 20$ in slot machines in the Las Vegas bus station and decided to stop playing or I'd get to L.A. broke. I had a very hours in Phoneix, Arizona at night and outside the bus station I saw one of the most beautiful skies I've ever seen. On my bucket list is to take the northern route across the country near Canada. I'm an American who spent 25 years abroad in various countries and that literally changed my life and profession. Sad to say but sometimes I forget how special the US and our people are. Next time you're invited to Flint, Michigan between Chicago and New York. Who knows though, I may be on the road somewhere myself. Thanks for this video. Let me add, after all these years listening to Easy German I've still yet to ever try speaking German.

[@juanluis5427]

Diese Doku Folge gefällt mir. Tolle Arbeit Cari und Janusz!

[@pyzikscott]

Bravo! Beautifully filmed and edited. With wonderful music.

[@ericpalmer5966]

Great video! I’ve taken the Amtrak a few times. My family enjoys it, especially in the Western USA. The train is a challenge and adventure of its own.

[@anibeII]

Das Video ist sehr schön geworden. Eure Freunden sind sehr sympathisch. Glückwunsch!

[@elvn296]

Hi dear Cari and Janusz, now you are living the life that I have always dreamed to live since I was a little kid. But now I am 25 and in april will turn 26 and unfortunately I haven't been to live my dream yet😔 I hope, one day I can travel the world. My eyes were full of tears when I watched your video. 🙂

[@user-gy8ft7kw3c]

Das Video ist so beeindruckend und so lebendig. Ich habe einfach zugeschaut , aber es scheint als ob ich dabei war. So viele Emotionen habt ihr uns geschenkt. Unglaublich schöne Landschaft 😍 Danke-Danke-Danke... 🙏👍

[@natasha_choudhary]

Boaahh!! Was für ein tolles Video. Vielen Dank Cari dass du dir so viel Zeit genommen hast mit uns euere Reise zu teilen. Ich hab mich gefreut euch auf alle Medien zu folgen und die Updates von euere Reise mitzukriegen. Vielen Dank an EG Team dass ihr uns durch die USA virtuell gereist haben ❤ Liebe Grüße

[@theHamoudy]

Im Moment ist das für mich die beste Folge

[@rashidmuzaffarov2196]

Was für eine tolle Video 🤩 Besten Dank ihr beiden

[@lucianoalbuquerque23]

Danke !sie konnten mit uns diese unglaubliche Reise teilen! Ich habe schon eine Reise von Miami nach Boston so gemacht und die war auch unglaubliche!

[@nataliebarnett6592]

Amazing video! I often used to take the Amtrak train from Chicago to St. Louis and the ride was never smooth. I was immediately worried when you left Memphis haha! But overall, looks like it was a once in a lifetime trip! This video made me smile, especially seeing Chicago, because I lived there for 6 years before moving to Switzerland (where I live now). Thank you for bringing us along :)

[@ericpatton3857]

Congratulations on a great video…feels more like a documentary than your typical EasyGerman videos that I have been watching and following for years. I confess, I would never make this trip myself, but it looks like it was an ‘experience’ you won’t forget. Had I known you were traveling through Cleveland (I felt a vibe….truly!) I would have taken you guys to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that I’m sure Janusz would have really enjoyed. However, it looks like you were eager to get home. Nächtes Mal. 😏. Eric Patton.

[@EasyGerman]

I think we went through Cleveland by night 😅 But next time we will make a stop! Janusz would love the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 😃

[@nallyvaico]

Absolutely FANTASTIC! WOW! Danke

[@janpacholski2989]

Tolles Abenteuer, fantastischer Film! Es war schön, mit Euch auf diese Weise auf der Reise zu sein!

[@TMD3453]

Schön dass ihr einen perfekten Aufenthalt in Chicago hattet. Sie ist die Heimatstadt von vielen Deutsch Amerikaner! Tolles Video, Danke!

[@nothingpersonal4577]

Danke Cari und Janus, ihr seid Spitze!

[@EasyGerman]

Danke 🥰

[@hannahaieva]

Wow! Das ist ein tolles Video! Ich habe gerade Amerika mit Сari und Janusz angeschaut. Ihr habt die Atmosphäre dieser Städte wirklich gut eingefangen. Und natürlich ist auch die Musik wunderbar. Viel Erfolg!🎉

[@andreangel50]

So schön das du selbst Musik machst!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@mich3423]

So eine unglaubliche Reise. Ich freue mich für euch. Das habt ihr verdient 😍

[@catherinebelier4334]

Wie toll sowas zu teilen, vielen dank und macht weiter so 🤩

[@candyapple7445]

Janusz spielt recht gute Gitarre! Ich mag seinen Stil!

[@monica-NJ-123]

Wunderschone reise , danke sehr fur das teilen ❤

[@johnmueter378]

Schön gemacht, Kari! Ich freue mich, daß ihr die lange Reise durch das Land geschafft habt, mit Finale in meiner Heimatstadt, New York.

[@damion2226]

Klingt gut an der gittare Januz!!

[@Thatrorkid23]

als Amerikaner, der merkt, wie immer mehr sein Heimatland an seinem Herz liegt, je länger der im Ausland (genauer gesagt im Deutschland) lebt, freue ich mich so sehr, dass ihr die Chance gehabt habt, alle diese großartigen Teile meines riesigen Landes zu erkunden, die ich mir wünsche, dass alle Leute einmal in ihren Leben erleben könnten

[@nataliaduanedesouza4561]

Ich war so froh zu sehen wie ihr euren Traum erfüllt haben! Ihr habt es verdient!

[@jan-christinejohnson5256]

Great production and fellowship

[@VV-li1zn]

You are great! Beautiful video and music! Thank you!

[@farhadshahryarifar7306]

Das ist großartig, Cari und Janusz

[@sandra6732]

Wow, danke für dieses Video! Was für eine unglaubische Reise!

[@bk8488]

This was such a beautiful short travel documentary

[@FadouaGH]

Ken is so kind, offering his room and bed.

[@dplj4428]

Ich weiß nicht! Janusz you play beautifully! Hope you visited along the Mississippi River for some genuine.

[@rinehjarouje9748]

Ihr seid echt ein sehr schönes paar🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰ich mag euch so sehr

[@brenobrasil3259]

One of my favorite episodes ever! One day i'll make a trip like this across America.

[@___IG]

As an American, I've never known a single person who's used the American train system. My parents took a bus once in the 80s and that's the closest I've ever been 😂

[@EasyGerman]

😂

[@OneAdam12Adam]

You need to get out more and make more friends. I live in the Northeast and take Amtrak trains all the time. I have been riding Amtrak since 1979. The Northeast Corridor generates revenue and can support itself... Maybe if more Americans stopped believing the stupid pipe dreams of Elon Musk and realize improving our public rail transport is essential we may begin to have a network of trains like we used to have. The automobile industry destroyed funding for passenger trains while we silently let them.

[@karmaoutlaw]

😂😂 I have a friend in his seventies who still uses Amtrak, but you’re correct - you still need a car to get to the rail station. Ubers are only in the cities, not out here in flyover country. 👩‍🌾 🧑‍🌾

[@redsoxfan713]

Really? The Northeast Corridor (Boston to Washington DC) has heavily used intercity rail, not to mention all the cities along the way with commuter/regional rail themselves.

[@redsoxfan713]

@@karmaoutlaw Definitely not true! Less than half of households in NYC own a car at all. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor operations (the Acela and Northeast Regional lines from Boston to Washington DC) see very high ridership.

[@jeremybabcock]

Sehr schön, danke!

[@arcady2369]

Das ist das beste Video aller Zeiten. Vielen Dank, dass Sie es mit uns geteilt haben!

[@banjankri]

Eine Wunderschöne Episode. So viele Ergebnisse in 2 Wochen, krass! Vielen Dank

[@bozhenaschafer8819]

Wirklich eine sehr schöne Episode! 😍 Vielen Dank für solche Videos!

[@nataliamelnikova4472]

Super.

[@kllecyamoura8501]

Vielen Dank für diese wunderbare Dokumentation. Einer meiner Träume ist es, so eine Zugfahrt zu machen. Mit Zwischenstopps an all diesen Orten, insbesondere in New York. Einer meiner Träume ist es auch, Deutsch zu lernen.

[@stevenmatthews2278]

I love the adventure. I hope you explore more of the southern U.S. Lots of good food. Maybe not so healthy, but an experience nonetheless.

[@Almaniplus]

Es freue mich, dass ihr eine spannende und schöne Reise hattet.

[@DJCashEel]

(apologies if the grammar is bad, I'm still learning) Ich wirklich gern höre du die Landschaft gern! Manchmal es Leute erzählen nur Dinge die sie nicht mögen, und es ist wirklich traurig! Das USA ist ein sehr schön Ort! Ich am sehr glücklich das du man konnt es sehen!

[@aleksandrabuka4979]

Herzlichen Dank für ein tolles Film! Es war wirklich super mit euch ein bisschen USA zu sehen! 🤩

[@thomasanderson1416]

Was von eine grossartige Reise!

[@zdog1490]

I took the Amtrak once from Atlanta to New York then back to Anniston, Alabama after touring Montreal and Quebec City, Canada by bus .. almost 30 years ago .. you've probably seen more of the US than I have .. I've never been to the southwest .. I live in northeast Alabama .. hope you enjoyed traveling through 👍☺️

[@husamabuodeh8847]

Während der Corona Zeiten hat Cari das Konzept "Im Kopf Resien" erwähnt. Und hier habe ich das wirklich elrebt. Herzlichen Dank fürs tolle Video! ❤️

[@EasyGerman]

Stimmt, danke für die Erinnerung! 😊

[@yw5645]

18:41 Sehr erfrischendes Moment XD Ich liebe diese Serie, vielen Dank Easy German Team! Ich freue mich sehr auf andere Reise Serie oder Vlog. Schoenen Tag noch!

[@habicht6]

Hammer Video!!!

[@crow775]

I'm taking amtrak to new york pretty soon, so that was nice!

[@user-of9yo7sv7k]

Ein sehr beeindruckendes Abenteuer!

[@christianlackner9540]

Ich habe eine Pause für ein paar Monate von Easy German gemacht und ich muss zugeben, ich habe Janusz vermisst, er ist der Hammer :)

[@tigrzaptv9938]

thats war unglaublich jurney and thank you so much for alles