Layout advice and suggestions

[timlindsey]

I'm working on a new layout for my wife's Christmas village. Today the village has a simple oval, I'd like to step things up a bit so I can have some fun too. I'm having trouble getting the track to line up perfectly at two points. I also need to figure out a way for the outer and inner tracks to connect. I'm very amateur with model railroading and would really appreciate any ideas or advice anyone would like to offer. I'm currently using Kato Unitrack (HO scale), which I like and have a small investment in, but I would consider changing to something else if it would make sense. Thanks in advance!