Arrived in Irun and continued to Hendaye on Euskotren’s metre‑gauge line (1,000 mm).
A true rail‑geek day: three gauges, one trip ! (2/2)
Took a train journey with 3 different rail gauges in 4 hours. Started in Burgos on the standard‑gauge high‑speed line (1,435 mm), then switched onto the Iberian gauge (1,668 mm) as the route left the unfinished Madrid–Bilbao HSL. No train change needed—the wheels adjusted gauge while rolling (1/2)
A nearly 400-year-old botany book seen in the superb Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp.
I always thought that The Lord of the Rings was our bible, we fantasy lovers, well, now the Pope is quoting Tolkien with a line from Gandalf (the Christ-like figure in LoTR!)
Le message de Eurostar qui me parvient à 21h01 pour me dire que notre train a du retard et arrivera à 20h55. Tout va bien 🥴
Following a treaty dating from 1658, this island on the Bidassoa river near Hendaye/Irun belongs to France for 6 months and to Spain for 6 months each year!
