Monday, August 16, 2010

Day 11

Heading to Aix-en-Provence in the South of France today by TGV. Amazing scenery.

The TGV now runs fast trains from Brussels to Paris in 1 hour 20 min and a 3 hour train from Paris to Aix-en-Provence, home of Paul Cezanne, the famous French impressionist painter.

These trains operate at 300km per hour, similar to the bullet trains in Japan. California will be soon be undertaking its most expensive public works ever by linking San Francisco with Los Angeles by fast train, travel time will be 2 hours. Estimated cost, $45Billion.