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European Citizens Initiative: Connecting all European capitals and people through a high-speed train network (eci.ec.europa.eu)

submitted 1 year ago by fritz@feddit.de to c/europe@feddit.de

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If you are from the EU: Sign it it’s free. If it gets enough signatures the organizers get to meet with European Commission representatives and a public hearing in parliament. Credit to Adam Something on YouTube for posting about this.

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[–] fritz@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly train travel is just such a nice experience compared to flying. No security, no coming early, almost no limit on luggage, bigger seats, food on board, less noise, I could go on. If I have to take a 2 hour flight I would rather take a five hour train ride.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

When my wife and I visited Germany we bought tickets that were good for 7 non consecutive days on ICE for $500 for the two of us. It was a great experience and we'll do it again. (I think that deal is only available to non-EU visitors.)