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#trains

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Tim Richards

Things are finally coming together with the reservations for the trains I want to take on my upcoming Eurail trip. I have reservations for:

London-Amsterdam
Amsterdam-Berlin (sleeper)
Berlin-Kraków
Kraków-Budapest (sleeper)
Budapest-Braşov (sleeper)

Three more train trips after that will get me to Istanbul, but I can't book those yet. Getting there!

#train#trains#Europe
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Hotspur🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦

"The Gare Saint-Lazare, Arrival of a Train," Claude Monet, 1877.

You all know Monet.

This is one of a series of 12 he did inside a Paris train station. It's also regarded as one of this greatest works, with the billows of smoke/steam filling the cavernous terminal, and the blues that dominate the color scheme.

The series depicted the station in different weather conditions and from different perspectives. It also differs somewhat from the Impressionist cliche of gardens and parks; here Monet looks at industrialization in a world shedding the past and taking on modernity.

And now these trains seem quaint and old-fashioned.....

From the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA.

An Impressionist painting. We're standing in a vast train station. To the right, a train is arrived, the clouds of steam/smoke filling the vast area. Several figures are standing, watching it come in. To the left, a train car stands on the tracks, and to the far left we can see a crowd milling about. The canvas is dominated by blues, with some touches of other colors.
#Art#Impressionism#ClaudeMonet
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Bytes Europe

DiscoverEU: How to get one of the EU’s 36,000 free rail passes for young people this summer byteseu.com/891414/ #Europe #free #HighSpeedRailway #Sustainability #trains #young #youth

Bytes Europe · DiscoverEU: How to get one of the EU’s 36,000 free rail passes for young people this summerADVERTISEMENTThere's good news if you are young and looking for a budget-friendly way to explore Europe this summer.The EU is giving away almost 36,000 free rail passes to 18-year-olds under the DiscoverEU scheme.Introduced by Interrail and the EU, the scheme aims to give young Europeans the opportunity to learn about their neighbouring countries and cultures. Those eligible will be able to explore Europe’s heritage and history while meeting people from across the continent.All you need to do is answer six questions.DiscoverEU: How to apply for a free EU rail passTo be in with a chance of winning a free rail pass,
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