Spanish train travel is probably not the worst in Europe, but the heavily gated train stations and older equipment disappoint. There’s some competition between operators, but Renfe’s AVE has even worse food options than SNCF. I do hear Trenitalia’s Iryo has a decent first class, will have to confirm that on another trip… #trainstr

Ahoy, I see we’re just renaming the deck chairs on the Titanic now

Lunch served on TGV 9713 between Paris and Barcelona. As a rule of thumb, the better the food in a country, the worse the food on its trains. #trainstr

I’ve been informed at a restaurant that the seafood selection is very limited as it’s been “a bad week for fish.” What do you mean, sir, sounds like it’s been a great week for the fish!

Crowds gather outside an office of the Spanish National Police for a pro-independence rally on the National Day of Catalonia. Paint and smoke bombs are thrown at the building, with plenty of riot police on standby around the corner.

Always happy to wait for one of these to cross the road #trainstr

This almost 60 year old vending machine only takes sats! After all that time, without a single Freon refill, it still dispenses ice cold Coca Cola glass bottles. It was surprisingly simple to retrofit, using a Raspberry Pi, a relay and LNbits. You can visit it at DCTRL at 330 West Hastings, Vancouver, BC.
https://stacker.news/items/1556613

First the Gulf, now the Lake, next the mountains. Total Italian cultural victory!