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As Edna St. Vincent Millay put it， \" My hca，l is warm with lhc tJlcnd> I
make，/And better friends 1\"11 not bc km~wing:/Yct lhc~c i~，n t a ~mm 1 v~ouldil!
take/No matter where it s going.\"
Britain by BritRail! You arc about to cmbalk on a tlnJqtlc alld rcwardm，.z
traveling experience. Like thousands of other tliscclning visitols， you arc
about to learn that the British Rail sw， tcm offers a trul~ dclighltut way ol ~ac:l-
tioning throughout the length and lueadth of l:!uropc ~， only l :llglish-speakmg
nation--Britain.
In size， Britain is a rather compact nation， ll s about two thirds the ~izc ol
California or approximately one-third largcl than lhc New t ingland area ~，I
Maine， Vermont， New llampshire， Massachusetts， Rhode Island， and
Connecticut--the North American area to which Britain has contribulcd much
of her heritage since Colonial days.
London is a tourist magnet， but despite wha! other writers say， l_tmdon is
not Britain. Britain has some of the mosl bcatflihd counlry~idc in the workl. Its
mountains are no match fi)r the Alps; its scab arc not azulc blue like lhc
Mediterranean. But what it might lack in spectacular ~，cenery is oflsct by a
magical quality of green so peaceful and picturesque thak m a mere glance， lhc
visitor becomes aware that what he sccs is history. A visit Io Britain thal does
not include at least a few days in the countryside is unthinkable.
The difference in traveling along Britain s congested highways; and on
British Rail s lnterCily trains must bc experienced to bc believed. By rail， it is
a smooth， relaxing journey uninterrupted by trallic lights mad lrallic jam~.
Rent-a-car visitors are usually too involved with starboard steering，， and keep-
ing a close watch on the car in front Io appreciate much more aboui Britain
than the fact that the road signs arc in English.
In Britain， you ll find more than 15，1)0() tlains traveling Io more lhan 2.4()~i
destinations daily. The scp， ice is so frcqucnt that if yoH miss a train， chances
are you won t have to wait more than one-half houl Io an hour l~)r another.
The British frequently seize such an opporlunily to nip into a ncarbv pub for a
quick pint and a game of darts. So follow the adaec， \"When m P，[m~c do as
the Romans do.\" It applies cqually well in Britain， which inherited some of
Rome s customs， tot)!
Aboard a British Rail train， the driver (lhat s what the British call their train
engineers) takes care of all the driving while you sip on a beverage， enjoy an
uninterrupted view of the countryside， and stretch oul in a comti~rtablc scat.
You can even respond to \"nature s call\" al your own option rather than sweat
ing out making it to the closest petrol (gas) station many arc closed on week-
ends and holidays!
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