Unexpected Encounter with a French Intellectual During the First Ever Train Journey in France

While I  was  admiring  and enjoying the  wonderful  facilities  and comforts of the first  ever  train journey , it  was a pleasant  surprise  to  have the company of  a  French  Intellectual who ventured  to get  introduced  and to engage in an absorbing chat  helping me  to fight the Boredom of a long  Train Travel  of  Many Hours!