Friday, 12 July 2019

Beijing-Nice-Singapore June-July 2019

NICE-A PHOTO EXPOSE
An interesting fact that I learn't about this city is of it being part of the Greek Empire for 500 years and known as Nike then occupied by the Italians until 1860 and known as Nizza then Nice from that time. The city literally has an architectural identity crisis of a positive nature and was obviously, and still is, the playground for the filthy rich achieved by ill gotten gains of the A-Z varieties but certainly not applying to the majority. 
Be that as it may, it is a beautiful city along one of the World's most stunning coastlines so let the pictures tell the story starting with a stereotypical view.






















 Our Hotel, sitting room and entrance







And Nice is a city of jazz with the annual International Jazz Festival being made ready for mid July and there are 'jazz themes' and clubs to be found around the city and here is an example we came across in a park.



I prepared this blog post from our hotel room in Singapore arriving here yesterday afternoon. Having our first for the trip 'travel hickups' on this final leg but only minor in the big scheme of things and still should be home as planned. So until next time around here's farewell/goodbye from the countries we have had the good fortune to visit.
' GAOBIE, DOSVADANYA, AUFWEIDERSEHEN, ADIEU, CIAO, ARRIVEDERCI, AU REVIOR, PERPISAHAN.


Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Trains and Stuff from Russia to France and places in between.

This blog is primarily for 'train buffs' but if anyone else enjoys that's a bonus. There will not be much descriptive text but photos will be categorised by country and location, apart from that here it is.


RUSSIA
 AeroXpress from Airport

 Regional train
 Static display at regional town
 Moscow Metro station entrance









 Scenes in Moscow Metro
One of Moscow's main Terminal Stations-Kievski
Vladimir Station regional city

 Rail map at Vladimir station
Suburban 'spark'


Moscow's monorail-part of Metro




Sapsan (Peregrine Falcon) HST Moscow-St Petersburg
 St Petersburg regional train

 Female operators on the tram & bus
 St Petersburg Metro station Nevesky Prospect
1970's Stock. Loud and Fast.

Scenes in St Petersburg Metro
 Deepest Metro in the world

GERMANY


Berlin Hauptbahnhof (HBF)
Scale model on display at Berlin Station



West Berlin U Bahn line 55 with only 2 stops (hangover from the East/West divide) currently being linked to existing East Berlin U Bahn  30 years later

Berlin S Bahn

DB ICE train









Trip to Munich

As seen at Munchen Hauptbahnhof

AUSTRIA






 Munich to Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg station


 SWITZERLAND


Salzburg to Chur Switzerland via Innsbruck & Sargans




Rhiaischen Railways to Arosa, day trip






 Bernina Express Chur to Tirano then change to Milan-Italy

ITALY










Milan to Riomaggiore via Genova & La Spezia

TO France





Riomaggiore to Nice via Sestri Levante

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