It’s time to move the Diner. This month we are going to visit Italy!
Trains in Italy
There are several types of trains in Italy, from high-speed and luxury trains to the trains that connect smaller towns. The type of train you take in Italy can depend on where you’re going, how much time you have, and what your budget is.
Italy’s high-speed trains are sleek and efficient, with relatively inexpensive ticket prices if purchased in advance. High-speed trains always require reservations. Trenitalia, Italy’s state-run rail network, operates most of the high-speed trains. Others are run by a private company, Italo. The two options are competitively priced and reasonably similar, though they sometimes serve different tr
Thanks for getting us moved to Italy Dave. I love the place and the time I spent in Venice I think about it often. Sitting at an outdoor cafe drinking wine all afternoon and watching the traffic go by on the canals is ingrained forever. One of the best times for sure. I never ate so much beef as I did in Italy, those guys can cook!
Spent a few hours helping the wife paint this morning, I use to never help as she enjoyed doing the job herself, however with her declining health I need to lend a hand.
After painting, I took my Bud and did an 8.4km skoot while the wife went to Costco. She then made us a feast. I did 15043 steps today so I pigged out.
I ordered 1 Baggage Dorm and 6 Manor sleepers today, they are part of Rapidos Canadian rolling stock. They are going fast so I didn’t want to miss out. Hopefully, they will produce the rest of the train before I croak. Came out from Winnipeg to Vancouver in April 1959 on the Canadian, and I would like to replicate that consist if I can.
I ordered them from PWRS as I had a good size credit there from all the gift certificates people buy me.
Helicopters do not drop out of the sky if they lose power, they auto-rotate to the ground. If you think flying in an aircraft is more dangerous than driving down the freeway at 70mph. Not much point in any further discussion. We can have our own opinions, but not our own facts.
Just pretend that the same guy that bought the London Bridge and moved it to the U.S. bought one of these as well and runs around the country in it.[(-D]
Mornin’… Woke up in Italy? OK, One of the ladies I go out with is Italian. I like Italian…[:-^]
Thanks! I actually did quite a bit of research before I even bid on the flight. One thing I found that was that Copters are safer than small fixed wing aircraft. Not as safe as commercial jets though. I have spent a good many hours in the passenger seat of a Cessna way back when I taught in Waverly. Had a great time. I did not fly with my Pastor though… He had an interesting reputation as a pilot… He once flew a pair of School Teacher Negotiators from Waverly, NY to Albany, NY for a training session. They ended up circling the airport for a long wait and were nearly out of fuel when he got permission to land right between two 747’s… He touched down and opened the throttle full blast and was going flat out as fast as she would go down the runway. One of the teacher’s said, “What are you doing!!!” He calmly told her to look behind them… That guy was completely fearless (nuts!). No way I wanted to ride with him. Oh… He also only had one eye (so impaired depth perception), smoked big black cigars, and had some “colorful” language. He also aways brought a keg of beer to the Young Couples Picnic every year. Yep, he was the guy who brought me back into the “church”! [;)] I went up many times with another guy who was a Friend and a fellow Scouter! I felt much safer riding with him…
I woke up this morning to a hot house. The A/C has stopped working.
The breaker for the compressor was tripped in the garage. As soon as I reset it, the breaker tripped again. I went outside and removed the disconnect for the compressor, and the breaker held. The problem must be in the unit.
I noticed the electrical access panel is missing, and there is a big dent in the housing. I guess this is storm damage I had not noticed.
The guys have been called. I hope it is a simple fix.
Good morning from a sunny West Coast where it is 5c.
The boss and I both were awake at 0530hrs and we were painting by 0600hrs, it is 0944hrs and we are done. My body monitor says I burned a lot of calories painting so it is time for a mountain of bacon and eggs and a cup of Tims.
I found my Italy pictures from when my daughter studied there for a term in college!
I also put a couple of them on Imgur to test that out, because most of my pictures are not trains so Railimages wouldn’t be appropriate. Let’s try…
I can see it. Anybody else? This is the train that took us from Florence where we were staying to Venice. Two of the loveliest cities in the world.
We walked to the Florence station, because like many European stations it’s right in town. We had to “settle” for First Class because Second Class was sold out. It was only a few dollars more anyway. Smooth, even train ride through magnificent countryside. A couple of hundred feed from the end of the tracks were the canals of Venice. The public transportation system in Venice is not trains or buses, it’s small boats that have regular routes on the canals.
Good for you Mr. B. We had Municipal elections a couple of weeks back and I spent quite a while looking at all 1,234,999,000,000 candidates running.[(-D]
If I were not to take the time to do my duty and vote I would feel like I was hitting all those people that gave their lives and/or lived through the horrors of war to defend that right, a smack across the face with a 2" x 4".
I have no problems staying on top of Federal and Provincial issues but admit the local Municipal politics are a bit of a snoozefest out here in the boonies. I get it done though.
Of course, there is that famous quote by Winston Churchill that goes something like this.
“The greatest argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter”.[(-D]
