SNCF (French Railways) are introducing a new concept in train travel, made possible by their use of doube-deck trains on their high-speed TGV routes. If you're going from Paris to Aix-en-Provence,Avignon, Bordeaux, Cannes,Marseille,Montpellier,Nimes, St Raphael, Toulon or Toulouse you can choose your environment - either
ZEN - tranquility - quiet, peaceful, no mobile phones, music or children - with a conductor to keep out the rowdies - or
ZAP - where you can hire a DVD and player, or a games console, buy a magazine or have coffee served at your seat..
And given that the train goes city centre to city centre in little more than the flight time, then this sounds to be a pretty relaxing (or stimulating) way to get to the south of France from Paris - certainly less hassle.
But can they stop the snoring in the zone of tranquility??
The service is called idTGV and is only offered on specific services.
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Keywords: France, Travel,Train,TGV,Bordeaux,Toulouse,Avignon,Montpellier
