I am really looking forward to the Lisbon - Porto ride on the high speed train! Not quite as fast as what I rode in Japan, but I can't wait to sit back, feel the usual train sounds around me, and peek at the scenery. Out of all my trips I rode trains in Norway, New Zealand, Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand. Fun to experience rail infrastructure in different countries, even if in Thailand my knees were touching the Hungarian couples' knees sitting across from me cause the seats were so close together. But hey I paid $1.50 for my ticket and just sat sideways, and the knee touching was a good icebreaker for a conversation. But I digress. Trains rock