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  •  Much of European train is about efficiency and comfort --- leaving and arriving on time and having a comfortable seat. But the following European trains don’t necessarily offer the fastest journeys --- just the most memorable.

    Sweet Switzerland : The Chocolate Train

    Route: Montreux to Broc , Switzerland

    Time: 9 hours, 45 minutes, round-trip

    www. raileurope.com

        This charming train, running in summer and fall, climbs from Montreux overlooking Lake Geneva to the old town of Gruyeres, population 1,600, home to the cheese of the same name. Tour the cheese factory and the local castle, have lunch, then reboard the train and continue on to Broc. There you’ll be bussed to the Cailler-Nestle chocolate factory, lying between Lake Gruyeres and mountains.

    Tunnels Galore: The Bernina Express

    Route: Chur , Switzerland , to Tirano , Italy

    Time: 4 hours, 14 minutes

    www.visitflam.com

      This train takes on seven-percent inclines (斜坡), 55 tunnels, and 196 bridges --- reaching a height of 7,391 feet and then dropping to 5,905 feet before coming to a stop. It travels through the Alps south from Switzerland ’s oldest town to an Italian town of just under 10,000 people.

    A Hotel on Wheels: Francisco de Goya

    Route: Paris , France , to Madrid , Spain

    Time: 13 hours, 30 minutes

    www.elipsos.com

       Leave Paris in the evening, enjoy a three-course dinner and the increasingly rural scenery, sleep with the rhythm of the rails, and wake the next day as you arrive in Madrid, rested and ready to tour the most populous (人口密集的) city in Europe. First class includes a welcome drink, good dinner, breakfast, and an in-room bathroom with shower.

    The Epic Journey: Trans-Siberian Railway

    Route: Moscow to Vladivostok , Russia

    Time: 19 days

    www.trans-siberia.com

      This route, a symbol of Russian culture, crosses eight time zones to connect the Russian capital with a port on the Pacific Ocean . On board, poor stay with rich, young with old, foreigners with locals. Social differences disappear as passengers share a unique rail experience.


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