After a month of train rides, about 30 in total, our rail pass expired. We took trips long and short, a day ride to the Dutch countryside and a 12+ hour journey trading the French Riviera for the Spanish. We traveled through nine countries, coasting along rivers, beaches and through forests and mountains.All told, the ease and simplicity of the rail pass was invaluable, most trains required no reservation, only for us to hop on at the appropriate moment. Even those that required more foresight were generally simple enough to navigate, and despite a few challenging moments in rail stations in France and Italy, it got us where we needed to be.
If only the US had such a comprehensive, efficient system of transport.
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