More trains

I have decided to do more train travel.

I am currently on the ICE from Hamburg to Bremen.  The seats are comfortable with a nice little tray table big enough for my laptop and my tea.  There is a good wifi connection.  Just two seats behind me there is a great luggage section.  The hum of the train is just a background sound.  The motion smooth.

There is a lot less hassle than getting on a plane.  There are many more options for travel in a day.  

The view is lovely.  Spring green is adorning most of the trees.  The fields are worked and ready for the growing season.  Forsythia and little fruit trees are blooming along the tracks.  

It is a Saturday morning and sitting in my area is a group of young guys who are headed for some kind of sporting event.  I don't know if they are playing or just going to be spectators, but the group is well behaved.  

I booked the ticket yesterday afternoon through the DB website and they give seniors' discounts.  

If I miss the connection in Bremen, I have a 12 minute window to get to the next train, I will just take the next one. Easy.

If I chose, there is a bistro car.  I could also have booked ahead for a bicycle.  

They will check my ticket, and I will need to show my passport to validate my senior fare.

It is a civilized way to travel.