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European trains are fast and convenient (Rail Europe)
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The master Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen wrote that “to travel is to live” and the famed novelist Somerset Maugham stated that “the good traveler has the gift of surprise.”
They could not have been more accurate,
for no
matter how often you travel, every journey is unique — an opportunity that unwraps an array of adventures.
Trains recall a golden age when a pair of rails were a pathway to discovery; parallel lines converging in the distance, momentarily unified in a time and place that is a carousel of sights and sounds.
Rails speak to us. They echo glimpses of the past as they whisper
visions of the future. The nostalgic bygone era when giant steam
locomotives chugged through the countryside with the clickety-clack of
steel against steel, and the haunting sounds of lonesome whistles in the
night, has given way to modern, streamlined machines that streak across
the landscape. And yet trains somehow remain suspended in time, evoking
feelings of romance and adventure.
Not only are the trains of today fast and efficient, they bring depth to the travel experience and their destinations that is difficult to find in other forms of travel.
Planes fly over countries. Trains pass through them.
matter how often you travel, every journey is unique — an opportunity that unwraps an array of adventures.
Trains recall a golden age when a pair of rails were a pathway to discovery; parallel lines converging in the distance, momentarily unified in a time and place that is a carousel of sights and sounds.
Not only are the trains of today fast and efficient, they bring depth to the travel experience and their destinations that is difficult to find in other forms of travel.
Planes fly over countries. Trains pass through them.
Read more: Europe by train: Relive the past, discover the future | Communities Digital News
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