Madrid, Spain. Alta Velocidad Española (AVE) is a service of high-speed rail in Spain operated by RENFE, the Spanish national railway company, at speeds of up to 310 km/h (193 mph). As of December 2011, the Spanish AVE system is the longest HSR network in Europe with 2,665 km (1,656 mi) and the second in the world, after China. On the line from Madrid to Seville, the service guarantees arrival within five minutes of the advertised time, and offers a full refund if the train is delayed further, although only 0.16% of trains have been so. (From Wikipedia).
We took the train from Madrid to Cordoba. It was amazingly comfortable, clean, smooth, very fast and as punctual as advertised. What a great experience! If we had trains like these in the US, I'd never take another plane. We may be advanced in many ways, but we are way behind much of the world when it comes to public transportation.
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