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Written by bluca on 2024-09-05 at 08:24

It's that time of the year again - #LPC and #ASG are happening soon, so time to get on the (rail) road: #Scotland to Austria and then Germany by #train! We start with a tram to Waverley Station, ding ding

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Written by bluca on 2024-09-05 at 08:27

Next leg, #LNER Azuma to London - already looking forward to the complimentary breakfast, pancakes are on the menu today, yay

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Written by bluca on 2024-09-05 at 08:39

5 minutes into the journey and Scooby already made friends with all the staff and half the carriage, while at the same time ensuring there are no pigeons stowaways onboard. Good boy!

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Written by bluca on 2024-09-05 at 15:01

And now time for the yearly rant about crossing the Eurotunnel: there's a perfectly fine passenger train from London to France and Belgium, so why are we boarding a shuttle train in a taxi? Well, because #Eurostar hates #dogs and is the only train company in Europe that doesn't allow them on board. So instead of a nice and quick direct route, we have to get a taxi on the shuttle from Folkestone to Calais, and then continue from there, at great expense of time and money. Thanks, Eurostar.

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Written by bluca on 2024-09-05 at 16:06

Made it to the continent in good time! Last leg of the day, this ye olde #TGV repurposed as regional express service will carry us to Lille, where we will spend the night. We start again tomorrow, but for now, checking the local craft beer situation in the north of France

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Written by bluca on 2024-09-05 at 19:30

Local craft beer situation in Lille: j'approve

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Written by bluca on 2024-09-06 at 12:10

New day, new train - this blurry boi is a #TGV that will take us to Strasbourg to catch the next connection, hopefully. Apparently you need to buy dog tickets in France - wut? He's tiny, doesn't take a seat and provides a valuable pigeon deterrence effect, they should pay him to ride onboard!

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Written by bluca on 2024-09-06 at 12:11

The little stowaway, munching on his favourite (expensive) chew

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Written by bluca on 2024-09-06 at 15:56

Last one for the day: a French #TGV in the hands of DeutscheBahn. A dangerous combination, and already 5 minutes late. At least it arrived! If all goes well, at some undetermined point in the next 80 minutes we should be in Stuttgart, where we'll spend a few days touristing and hunting the local pigeons.

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Written by Elias Probst on 2024-09-06 at 16:41

@bluca be ready for a long long walk in Stuttgart along the now famous #Fernwanderweg from the platforms to the front of the railway station, connecting subways etc due to the still ongoing construction work of #S21.

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Written by bluca on 2024-09-06 at 18:04

@eliasp I thought you were joking but actually at some point I was beginning to think we were walking back into France!

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Written by Elias Probst on 2024-09-06 at 19:26

@bluca glad you made it! Enjoy your time in #Stuttgart!

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