Friday, June 05, 2009

ICE ICE Baby

One of the charms riding an ICE is the feeling of flying. The ICE is build using very sophisticated technology to cover long distances in short times. The Köln-Frankfurt section is 177 km and ICE covers it in 70 minutes. So is the Nurnberg-München section which is 171 km and covered in 65 minutes. Not only is the train comfortable but also built so well that you don’t feel the speed inside it. The tracks are designed for 300 km/h speed. And the technology is called Third Generation Intercity Express. You can read more about it here:
Köln-Frankfurt High Speed Rail Line
Nuremberg-Munich High Speed Railway

Although, some sections are specifically designed for speeds upwards of the 250 km/h, the overall train travel is very fast. We covered Amsterdam-Frankfurt (M) Flughafen in less than 4 hours. A similar distance, Mumbai-Vadodara, though still takes 7 hours.

What more: The ICE has crew similar to a plane. There are conductors and members of the Bordbistro ever ready to help you. Traveling first class, after all, has some advantages! The only disadvantage is if you are in a point-and-shoot mode, you may miss the shot!

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