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Such nice coats in their herd of many colors. You should visit the Barn and check out the Old Stallions. They are electrifying.

Being 50 not so bad. Soon you get Seniors Discount. You have had 49 practice birthdays to get used to it.
You can tell the Grandkids about ancient times in the 20th century before cell phones.Show them magic things like a BOOK. or some real HANDwriting like they did in the olden days.

Whether Indian Railway Reservation counters are closed on 2nd October, being a gazetted holiday ?

Again, and agreeing with the other answers, North America has one of the lowest population densities in terms of people per square mile. Some states are larger than many European countries, but have less population than a moderately-sized European city. Away from the eastern seaboard the majority of the population live in the cities, which are much further apart than Europe, in particular. Even factoring in the time and cost of travel between the city centres and airports, travelling by air is naturally faster, cheaper, and quicker overall.
The other side of the coin is that the North American railroads are indispensable for freight transport. There is no other way that the huge volume of traffic that moves across the North American continent could be moved otherwise.

How you get the five miles to Norfolk is up to you.
The 13 Bus will take you.
http://www.gohrt.com/routes/route-13.pdf