South of the Alps - 5: Out of the Rain to Cinque Terre (50 p.)

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ronik24

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Hi,



To the previous part of the series:
South of the Alps - 4: Tende (50 p.)




April 22 2019

Easter Monday evening I encountered BB 22345 at Nice Ville.
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Subsequently, I returned "home" to Villefranche where a wonderful seafood dinner waited for me.
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April 23 2019

Not much rail photography to be done the following two days as the rain front passed through, so we spent a comfortable day at Antibes.
More about the town:

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As the Picasso museum only opened at three, we sat down at a café.
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Walk along the yacht harbour.
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"Dilbar" had been constructed 2015-16 in Bremen and is the sixth longest motor yacht in the world. Fittingly, an Emirates Airbus A380 on final approach to nice. Oligarchs and oil sheikhs amongst themselves.
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The "Nomade" by Jaume Plensa on a harbour bastion is supposed to represent how we construct the world around us by communication.
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View to the old town centre.
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During worsening weather conditions we queued for the Picasso museum, it took about 45 minutes to get inside.
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Picasso worked in this castle during the post-war year 1946 under adverse conditions. The influence of the fishing town can be seen in some of his works.
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My only rail pic of the day back at Villefranche-sur-Mer.
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April 24 2019

Rain poured down continuously, TGV 6174 Menton - Paris Gare de Lyon seen from the hotel room balcony at 10 a.m.
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We took a taxi to Nice Ville and ate lunch. Our Thello EuroCity 145 towards Milano Centrale departed punctually at 2:02 p.m.
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We parted company after a 5:08 p.m. arrival at Genova Piazza Principe, I was about to take a railway detour.
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E402B 172 in older livery took over Thello EC 146 to Milan as the train changed direction here.
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The Genovese main station, cut into the hillside.
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Old double-decker driving trailers still were in use.
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My InterCity 673 Milano Centrale - Livorno Centrale arrived six minutes late.
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I changed to a local service at Monterosso, currently under reconstruction.
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R 21221 Levanto - La Spezia Centrale took me to Manarola at half past seven in the evening.
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During my travels in April 2013 I had spent a beautiful day at Cinque Terre:

Tuscany 2013 - 5: Firenze - Cinque Terre (50 p.)

Tuscany 2013 - 6: Pure Cinque Terre (50 p.)

Tuscany 2013 - 7: Cinque Terre into the Heart of Tuscany (50 p.)

However, the "Via dell' Amore" along the coast from Manarola station had been closed due to landslide danger - now it was open...
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Clouds parting for Frecciabianca 8627 Genova Piazza Principe - Firenze Rifredi. 2x2 panorama.
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R 11378 La Spezia - Genova Brignole passed by without a stop.
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IC 518 Roma Termini - Ventimiglia at 8:04 p.m.
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R 11375 from Genova Brignole with double-decker carriage at 8:05 p.m., 2x2 panorama.
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R 24472 to Sestri Levante arriving at 8:25 p.m.
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And finally my R 11269 from Savona.
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After arrival at La Spezia Centrale I learnt that my InterCity to the hotel in Pisa was 50 minutes delayed, so I sat down at the station café.
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FB 8630 Rome - Genova arriving one and a half hours later, at 10:12 p.m.
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Finally, my IC 679 Milano - Livorno.
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April 25 2019

Luckily, my hotel in Pisa was located right next to the station. It was not very good, but enough for two nights between excursions.
I managed to get some sleep before continuing down the Tuscan coast southwards before sunrise.
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R 34399 Pisa Centrale - Roma Termini took me punctually to Montepescali at 7:16 a.m., a railway junction near Grosseto.
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Still some nice rakes in pure "XMPR"-livery.
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The arriving triple DMU set led by ALn 663.1198 as R 3032 Grosseto - Firenze S.M.N. also was a pleasing sight.
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Still original interior design.
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A wonderful Tuscan morning leaving Montepescali on the diesel line towards Siena.
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Next time we will encounter - steam! :)
 
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