Was too tired yesterday, so here goes:
Day one of my #Interrail trip went smooth, Frankfurt to Barcelona without any issues or delays. Going to Valance and the catching the AVE there was a good decision since it avoids the journey via Paris. After spending the night in Barcelona and enjoying a nice morning now I am on my way to Madrid where I'll stay until Sunday. #CrossBorderRail #sustainabletravel
Day one of my #Interrail trip went smooth, Frankfurt to Barcelona without any issues or delays. Going to Valance and the catching the AVE there was a good decision since it avoids the journey via Paris. After spending the night in Barcelona and enjoying a nice morning now I am on my way to Madrid where I'll stay until Sunday. #CrossBorderRail #sustainabletravel
#Interrail Day 2:
Traveling from Madrid-Chamartin to Valladolid.
Then I will be taking a bus from there to my destination in Portugal. Spain's high speed rail is really impressive, and it is really satisfying to travel that way. Trains that travel at ~ 230 km/h on average, run punctual, and are modern. Compared to German ICE trains this is another world. I wish they would also work that way, but it's kinda sad a sad state of affairs with NIMBYs blocking every new track.
Traveling from Madrid-Chamartin to Valladolid.
Then I will be taking a bus from there to my destination in Portugal. Spain's high speed rail is really impressive, and it is really satisfying to travel that way. Trains that travel at ~ 230 km/h on average, run punctual, and are modern. Compared to German ICE trains this is another world. I wish they would also work that way, but it's kinda sad a sad state of affairs with NIMBYs blocking every new track.
#Interrail Day 3:
After arriving in Vallodolid again, I'll be travelling to San Sebastian today. This is just a slow regional train, so I'll be arriving quite late there.
After arriving in Vallodolid again, I'll be travelling to San Sebastian today. This is just a slow regional train, so I'll be arriving quite late there.
#Interrail Day 4: Took the regional Eusoktren Metro (with weird 1 m rail gauge); which took me to Hendaye, France. From there I borded a TGV to my next destination, Bordeaux. However, because a train further ahead broke down, I had to wait in Dax then.
Fortunately, I was able to take the regional TER then which got me to my destination. Currently resting from the scorcing heat outside (40 C)
Fortunately, I was able to take the regional TER then which got me to my destination. Currently resting from the scorcing heat outside (40 C)
#interrail Day 5:
After spending yesterday exploring Bordeaux and having a breathtaking experience in Bassins des Lumieres, I am now on my way back. I'll be going to Paris where I need to change trains/railway stations, and from there back to Frankfurt. We left Bordeaux with a delay of 25 minutes, which I hope will be not be too much to miss my connection.
#CrossBorderRail
After spending yesterday exploring Bordeaux and having a breathtaking experience in Bassins des Lumieres, I am now on my way back. I'll be going to Paris where I need to change trains/railway stations, and from there back to Frankfurt. We left Bordeaux with a delay of 25 minutes, which I hope will be not be too much to miss my connection.
#CrossBorderRail
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@werdahias hopefully you don't get further delayed by the rails being on fire! Montparnasse -> Gare de l'Est is a straight connection on automated Ligne 4, so that should be an easy transfer once you get there.
@werdahias not literally on fire, but yeah, the current surface level temperatures are higher than that used for the "high temperature" certifications, especially for the older parts of the high speed network
@olasd right, that makes sense. In my uni physics class we actually calculated the contraction and expansion of train tracks at some point; given the extreme heat, this is not surprising.
So planned arrival is now 16:33, which means I still should be able to make, albeit it'll be close. But as seasoned Deutsche Bahn traveler very doable.
Of course we arrived way later than that, so now I am stuck at Paris Gare de Est waiting for the next TGV to Frankfurt leaving at 19:06.