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Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station

by DoDo
Thu Feb 23rd, 2006 at 07:37:13 AM EST

Another ad-hoc diary (Lupin remembers Verdun instead of me) - supplementing the one on Railway Cathedrals. Here is my favourite photo of the tree-lined main station of Nice/France (Gare Nice Ville):

Photo by railway station documentarist Darko Pahič Szabó from RailFanEurope.

Same photo full-scale:

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Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station | 14 comments (14 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (4.00 / 3)

I love this stuff...these are the sights you see when you travel by train around Europe...and it is so great to see esthetically pleasing stations!

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by whataboutbob on Mon Feb 20th, 2006 at 05:49:18 PM EST

Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (none / 0)

I miss Nice.. My favorite train trip there was from Basel through the Gotthard tunnel and via Milano to Nice. Wonderful views.

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by tzt (tztmail at gmail dot com) on Mon Feb 20th, 2006 at 06:51:47 PM EST

Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (none / 1)

via Milano to Nice

Via Turin and the Tenda line, or via Genova and then all along the Riviera? (Either way, triple pleasure...)

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by DoDo on Mon Feb 20th, 2006 at 07:02:56 PM EST
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Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (none / 1)

Via Genova and then along the Riviera.

You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes. --More--

by tzt (tztmail at gmail dot com) on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 08:12:45 AM EST
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Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (4.00 / 2)

Here's a pretty typical American train station, sad to say...

by asdf on Mon Feb 20th, 2006 at 10:56:11 PM EST

Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (none / 0)

Well, at least it is not full of graffiti and weed!

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 03:47:01 AM EST
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Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (none / 0)

And at least you still have trains in that place...

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by Jerome a Paris (jeromeguillet@yahoo.fr) on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 05:39:41 PM EST
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Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (none / 0)

asdf, were you on this run? (If yes, any photos you could post in a diary?)

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 05:49:58 PM EST
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Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (none / 1)

No, I wasn't, although I was aware of it. There are several old trains running in the New Mexico - Colorado area; perhaps I'll make an expedition down there this summer and cover them all...

by asdf on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 08:08:21 PM EST
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Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (none / 0)

Dang, sorry. I wanted to put this belatedly below the Breakfast Thread - I thought I deleted the mark in the "Set timestamp to now" box...

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 07:41:41 AM EST

Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (none / 0)

...I initially thought this was about a "nice" train station. Looking forward to the next one.

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by tuasfait on Wed Feb 22nd, 2006 at 08:15:34 AM EST
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Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (none / 0)

It is - I like double meanings :-)

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Wed Feb 22nd, 2006 at 08:29:56 AM EST
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Re: Monday Train Blogging: Nice Station (4.00 / 3)

This picture is just awesome.
I've been at that station plenty of times and never saw it that beautiful.
Art transcends reality.

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by Agnes a Paris on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 08:17:03 AM EST

Awesome! (4.00 / 2)

I thought of just giving my opinion on the diary by giving Agnesa a 4 as I totally agree with her. However, I think that picture is good enough to deserve a second praising. Truly a masterpiece of photography. Good job finding it and thanks for sharing it with us!

by Navaros (pshipkov@@gmail.com) on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 10:56:51 AM EST

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