old, during the summer between my freshman and sophomore year in high school, my parents took our family to Europe for a summer vacation. We visited France, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland. In Europe, the train systems are much better, more efficient, and more easily accessible than the American rail system. Practically every town in Europe has a local train station and the process of entering stations and purchasing tickets is very quick and efficient; in most places, tickets are readily available in many automatic kiosks, regardless of whether one is traveling to the next town or across the country. Tourists (like us) typically purchase seasonal passes that allow unlimited travel without the need to purchase tickets for every trip. In general, European trains are much more comfortable than American trains and the traveler has the option to go fist class, which usually means a separate car with all private cabins....
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