Final destination for my #AzadiRail trip : after 17 days of travels, a grimy old  class 628 brought me back to 🇫🇷 #Lauterbourg where I was greeted by #UneBaleineUneBaleine and a cute Régiolis transfrontalier 🇪🇺.

17 days of amazing trains, relaxed travels, beautiful impressions and many kind people.

From 🇫🇷 France to  #Kurdistan by public transport and back again.

Thanks a lot for reading 🥰 !

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Last miles : from 🇩🇪 #Frankfurt a grimy   Velaro D brought me to 🇩🇪 #Karlsruhe - with an exceptional change in 🇩🇪 #Darmstadt where they changed the vehicle.

From 🇩🇪 #Karlsruhe on, homeward by my casual  Bombardier TALENT DMU with a last change in 🇩🇪 #Wörth before crossing the border back to 🇫🇷 Alsace. #AzadiRail

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Checking some #AzadiRail stats :

- 8375 km by train
- 9 countries :
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
 -  #Kurdistan
- 🇹🇷 Turkish Kurdistan
- 🇮🇶 Iraqi Kurdistan
- 🇸🇾 #Rojava
- 6 night trains
 -   #KalmanImre
 -  IRN #Muntenia
 -  #IstanbulSofiaEkspresi 2x
 -  #GüneyEkspresi
 -  IRN #Dacia
- 6 #AzadiBus trips
 - 🇹🇷 Malatya -  Amed / 🇹🇷 Diyarbakır night bus
 -  Amed / 🇹🇷 Diyarbakır -  Hewlêr / 🇮🇶 Erbil day bus
 -  Hewlêr / 🇮🇶 Erbil -  Zaxo / 🇮🇶 Zakho day bus
 -  Zaxo / 🇮🇶 Erbil -  Êlih / 🇹🇷 Batman night bus
- 🇹🇷 Istanbul - 🇹🇷 Kapikule night bus
- 🇧🇬 Русе / Ruse - 🇷🇴 Bucuresti / Bucharest day bus
- 17 travel days in total
- 8 days outbound travels
- 10 different trains
- 7 days homebound travels
- 12 different trains

I hope you enjoyed reading my travel reports and maybe found it inspiring ! Your feedback and likes kept pushing me to go further even during the most miserable travel days 🥰 !

#JinJîyanAzadî - keep fighting for a free, open and democratic Kurdistan ✊ !

Good morning 🇦🇹 #Wien / #Vienna 🤩 !

The night train trip in the   IRN #Dacia wagon-lits was excellent. We arrived just on time. After a quick shower, I sadly didn't have enough time left for breakfast in the #SleeperAndEater @diningcar - btw. one of the few night trains with different dining cars on different sections of the journey : a  CFR bistro carriage between 🇷🇴 #București / #Bucharest and 🇷🇴 #Arad and a  MÁV @diningcar between 🇭🇺 #Budapest and 🇦🇹 #Wien / #Vienna.

Now time to grab some snacks in Vienna main station before boarding my   bringing me to my first destination for today : 🇩🇪 #Nürnberg / #Nuremberg .

#AzadiRail day 17, homebound day 7 has begun. Sadly already the last day of my amazing trip.

OH(ÖBB) : You look like you just arrived by night train.
OH(me) : Indeed, I did. From Bucharest.
OH(ÖBB) : Oh, I hope it was comfortable.
OH(me) : Yes, it was excellent.
OH(ÖBB) : Really, I can't believe people actually enjoy night trains.

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