On Mar 29, 2010, at 00:56, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote: >> From Frankfurt it is (of course) faster to take a high speed train, and from Paris it's the only option. The downside of high speed trains is that you can't just hop on like on a regular train, you need to book or reserve a seat on a specific train. Also, they run less often so if you miss one, you're in big trouble. Small correction: The need to reserve in advance is specific to the train type being used. Almost all ICE trains (like you would use from Frankfurt) have no requirement for advance reservation. I'd still recommend to spend the 3 EUR for a reserved seat on the train you are likely to make, but if you miss it, you just hop on the next train (with the only consequence being that you don't have a reserved seat, which may be a problem on Friday or Sunday afternoon/evening in second class). Fast trains are regular in Germany (usually once per hour). (Yes, there are special prices for tickets that *are* bound to a specific train; these are too much gambling when you come in by plane -- just book a normal ticket.) www.bahn.de allows you to see what's available *and* to buy tickets, which you print yourself. Choose your preferred language in the top row. Gruesse, Carsten _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf