I travelled by train from Halle to Leipzig, changed trains and went to Mainz, changed trains and went to Bad Kreuznach. There are a vareity of types of trains from regional ones that stop at every station to the ICE variety that are express. You can just turn up at the station and purchase from a ticket booth or pay €3 extra and purchase from an office. The ICE have dining cars on board and you can take purchases back to your seat, if you are in first class or have a reserved seat with a table they will come around and serve you. €5 bought me a 500ml beer and a meat pattie in a bun. All along the railway line near the towns and cities are garden plots with small sheds/houses. Some are just
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