Preparing for my #SummerVacation #train trip: saying goodbye to my cat & my room; locked&loaded for 3 weeks in Croatia: the #beach & #DeGrowth conf in Zagreb & #LikaLodge after that… & hoping that #flooding has spared the train tracks in Germany, Austria, Slovenia…
Phew: made it to the last all-German connection! At least I’ve heard my ticket should be valid ? And finally there is electricity available to feed my addiction;) plus I got some local nourishments in Düsseldorf . Onwards! (Squatting in the 1st class… my own compensation for the canceled train & all workarounds I had to figure out…)
Oh the #NightTrain , how I love you! Especially if I succeed to get in on time, *AND* cooling / air-co is on! (it’s ~30C in Stuttgart at 8PM..) // I hope to have a good night sleep! 🛌 🚆 4️⃣2️⃣ #42 // Zagreb, see you in the morning!
Zagreb, I’m in you! (Forgot to take a photo of the _whole_ cake, that’s how fast I ate it!) @ “Cukeraj” cake cafe
Croatian punk rock, check this song out & then others if you want to learn to swear ;) https://open.spotify.com/track/5dOilgMMmviwcXZZi1rHtV?si=-95cRxxDQAyjE7b_48X02w&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Abrkovi%2Bbagra Brkovi: Bagra s Ekrana
Nine view of Zir , through a bus window https://hr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zir
… I’m leaving the sea today… This visit was not as connecting nor brilliant nor energizing as I wished / expected / was used to… ah well… it was the combination of heat, illness & time… at least I was as kind to myself as I could…
@becha do avoid Gotthard Tunnel at the moment and trains in the south are a wee bit messy because of that, might have an affect on other trains in Europe that are related to that track... https://news.sbb.ch/artikel/124217/gotthard-base-tunnel-derailment-everything-you-need-to-know-for-your-trip
Have a good trip!
@becha the longer the delays, the better the bonding among the passengers :)
@joostvb with infinite delay (train canceled), bonding becomes infinite too? Total fusion?? ;)
@quixoticgeek double mooi? There’s duplicate images? Strange glitch…
@becha I assumed you were doubly pleased...
@becha you inspired me to look into what would be involved in taking a night train from 🇬🇧 ➡️ 🇬🇷. Turns out it's 2 days, 4 hours, and 7 transfers so... I think we could do better there.
@becha A wise man once suggested that expectations are best avoided as unfullfilled hopes (and wishes I suppose) are somehow easier to accept. So, now with this experience in the bag, it seems more likely that your hopes will be met next time, yay!
(I miss the sea)
@becha i can relate to that. when you see the sea first time after a long trip: pure bliss :)
@outi ‘90s… with a dip into ‘80s .. and local mostly :)
sounds absolutely the best!
local too can be totally fun! (esp if you are a local), but i remeber enjoying many kinds of good music from different cultural / musical zones.
like, i'm finnish, and it was tremendous fun to go jogging in eastern finland some years ago in the beat (and pace) of russian dance pop 😁
(in eastern finland the border is near and you can receive the other fm:s)
It is not going smooth… :( The first #train to Frankfurt is canceled! Now trying to get to Stuttgart & catch my #nighttrain the other way…