Europe Train Travel Column
An on-going look at traveling by train through Europe

Waking up on the TrenHotel
By Lisa Drittenbas

I was in Barcelona over the winter holidays and got the notion to take a romantic train journey. Actually the notion began in a San Francisco pub several weeks earlier. My Irish bartender friend had rolled her eyes at me. “You want to spend 15 hours on a train? Why dontcha just fly?” Well, because, I said. Train travel is relaxing. You can see the countryside. Meet interesting people. She looked at me blankly. “I might meet someone cute.” I said finally. “Oh, now that’s a reason!” she chirped. - go to Train Hotel article