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Like most people visiting Finland, my journey started in the capital of Helsinki. It's a pleasant city which I've visited several times before. Fortunately, the weather is mild at -2 degrees Celsius, unlike my last visit when it was -20... 
I arrived in Ireland on the ferry from France. If you haven't yet caught up on my travels through France from Paris to Morlaix and Roscoff in Brittany, and my ferry crossing on Brittany Ferries' MV Armorique from Roscoff to Cork, check the thread below:
Tbilisi is bisected by the Kura River. As this long but relatively narrow river valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides, Tbilisi's geography is a bit complex. In the south-west of the city you can find the old town on the right river bank.. 
In the heart of the city you'll find Piazza Duomo, which is home to Reggio's Cathedral. This church, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was built in the early 20th century after the old one was destroyed in a big earthquake.. 
In case you have missed it, check the thread below about my overland trip (mostly by train) from Romania to Serbia, my visits to the pleasant Serbian cities of Zrenjanin and Kikinda, as well as my journey into Senta..
If you missed the previous updates detailing my overland trip by train from Romania to Lithuanian, as well as visits to Kaunas, Vilnius, Trakai, and Klaipeda, then check the thread below 👇
The railway is operated by a Saudi-Spanish consortium, which includes Spanish rail company Renfe and infrastructure company Adif. Unsurprisingly, Spanish Talgo trains are used on this high-speed line. In my Uber on the way to Jeddah's station I get my first glimpses of the line.. 
Gorgeous sunset colours on this hot day.. 
On an Air France Airbus A319 towards Paris CDG.. 
There she is! Naturally, I managed to get one of the few en-suite compartments in this sleeper wagon.. 
So let's travel from the Danubian lands to the Rhineland! Train number one on this trip is of course the Dacia sleeper train from Bucharest Gara de Nord to Vienna.. Here you can see the train being shunted into the terminus station, also having some through cars to Cluj added..
These #CFR Desiro trains surely give an excellent first impression of Romania to international travellers coming into the country - if they can see something of it through the windows that is. Can someone at @mtransporturi convince CFR that this is simply unacceptable? 
I'm in the night train to Sighetu Marmaţiei in the far northern, remote Romanian province of Maramureş. Or well, these are through carriages attached to the main Baia Mara/Cluj-Napoca train, from which we'll split off at Beclean pe Someş in the wee hours of morning. 
Goodmorning from Hamburg Altona! The early morning long-distance IC and ICE trains are shunted into this terminus station, including an InterCity train to Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps (the infamous location of Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat). 
I've been on the Satu Mare night train as recently as last July. If you didn't follow along for the ride back then and are curious about this train, the scenery on the route and the sights of the cities of Carei & Satu Mare, check out the thread below.
In case you missed the earlier Twitter threads: I started off this trip visiting beautiful, underrated Turin with its many excellent museums..
This terminus is Turin's main station. Interestingly, it's on a direct axis to the old Savoy Royal Palace just 15 minutes walking to the north. Turin's second main station is the more modern Porta Susa just a short distance away. 
First stop: Palazzo Madama, with some fine surroundings, art and all kinds of religious objects and porcelain. If you visit at least 3 museums it's well worth it to buy a two day Turin card for free entry. Green pass is necessary to visit indoor spaces & they're strict about it. 
