"I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself." ~James Baldwin

One of my favorite things traveling around Europe is the convenience of their rail/train system, allowing you to get to and from one city/country with relative ease. There are two things that make train travel so appealing to me personally, the first, is that it allows me the time to write on my journal in comfort, gathering my thoughts and experience from the previous days excursions. The other is meeting fellow travelers along the way, engaging in more than idle small talk about the weather, where often there is a shared connection about places visited and journeys yet to be fulfilled.