Join me on my train trip from Torquay to Berlin today, via Newton Abbot, London Paddington, London Kings Cross/St Pancras, Bruxelles and Cologne🚞🚅🚇🚄🚄🚄
It’s a bit of a stretch, so I got up a little early to catch the 6:02 out of Torquay 😅
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@janl #TravelBuddy cheers from the IC from Hamburg to Copenhagen (we'll change at Kolding to head to #Aarhus for the week). We'll (hopefully) be a bit quicker, enjoy your ride!
Upside of the early train: stunning morning views over the Teign, Exe and Lyme Bay 🌅😍
The river Exe draining into Lyme Bay, large busy if water with blue skies fading into orange in the horizon with a sliver of dark land at the horizon.
Wetlands at the river Exe in the early morning under a dark blue sky fading to orange glow on the horizon, both reflected in the water. The land is in stark black contrast to sky and water.
The river Teign outlet into Lyme Bay in the early morning, clear blue skies reflected on the water with orange glow on the horizon, also reflecting. To pieces of land framing the horizon.
Front bit of a high-speed train coming into a station in very dark green unter a blue morning sky with slight orange colouring at horizon.
Made it fine to the Eurostar Terminal at St Pancras, stocked up on vegan snacks and now awaiting boarding.
I wish the Eurostar went every hour at least in the mid-morning. I could have shaved off a full hour. Better safe than sorry with the planned buffer, but I would not have taken a later train to get here.
Anywaaaaay, this is loads nicer than the Eurostar Brussels waiting area.
View of the Eurostar London seating area for fancy people. Dark green chairs and tables on dark brown wooden floors and warm lighting
Selfie with a bright yellow short, blue ffp2 mask, glasses and base cap. Luggage and newspaper rack in the back
Lunch service on the Eurostar was fabulous and the vegan lunch option very tasty. It’s one of the best things about this trip 🥰
Then made it to Brussels easy. My connecting train left one platform over and transferring was a matter of maybe 20 steps and two short flights of stairs. Even my coaches were close 🥳
The incoming train was a little delayed but we are leaving on time. Let’s hope it stays that way 🙏
Next stop: Cologne!
Transfer in Cologne was a bit chaotic, but given all the construction on tracks around here and the double booking of tracks causing blockages, no real surprise. But comms would have helped.
I’m in my expected train and can relax, but we’ll be 30–40 minutes late. It’s totally fine.
I had a chance to enjoy Cologne Cathedral a little longer.
Selfie on train with Rhine river view.
Selfie on train with Cologne cathedral.
Selfie on train
Selfie with Cologne cathedral, top half visible through a see-through roof of a train station.
With nearlrly eleven hours on the go, I’m getting a little tired. But nothing like a Ruhrpott special to get me going again 🥱🍟🌭 🥰
@janl Ruhrpott looks good!
(New word to me, I like it.)
The benefit of a full day train trip, I also get nice sunset pics. #BahnRomantik
A black train power line pole prominently in front of a dark cloud over an orange horizon.
Orange clouds on the sunset horizon, black silouetted houses and train line in front
Orange clouds behind black trees over a train line.
A little bit of sunset with some clouds over a four track railway line
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@janl Geht nix über CPM hömma!
@janl i still dunno which is sadder, when you order this and they say “out of pommes frittes” or “out of curry wurst”
had both happen but i don’t know which of the two felt worse
@janl hat die DB vegane Majo?
Obligatory post from literally under the sea. 🌊
@janl I'm a bit envious. Enjoy your trip home!
@janl I’m driving down the west coast of the US right now and your travel mode looks SO MUCH MORE PLEASANT!
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