>
>It used to be very well organized over here, with good connections
>throughout Europe, trains going from Moscow to Brussels to Ostend,
>from Brussels to Marseille, we even had a direct connection to Zurich
>from Brussels. Now all this is gone and replaced by fragmented private
>'fast' connections (but they do not connect to each other, so much of
>the speed is lost in transition) with obligatory reservations. I
>remember the time you could simply think: of to (fill in any capital
>in Europe) and hop on the train and arrive smack in centre town. There
>is one alternative: discount low quality air-travel brings you to an
>airport 10-20km into oblivion with mostly no public transport.
>
Which is basically what we have here. Sorry to hear that Europe has
descended into the dysfunction of US transportation. Still better than nothing
at all.
Chris
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