#GrandTour

Leszek Ciesielskiskolima@hachyderm.io
2025-06-21

Sixth day of the train journey around #Switzerland last year. From snow and glaciers on the day before, to the almost tropical climate of #Lugano. The lake is incredibly gorgeous, multiple settlements around its edge used to be accessible only by boat, until recently. Some of them still can't be reached by car, only on foot and by bike - we saw some deliveries done that way. And it really, really screams "old money".

In Lugano we cheaped out - scared off by the local coffee shop prices for breakfast, we settled for a McDonald on the lake's shore. Definitely the most expensive and the nicest McDonalds I've ever seen - including table service even.

#Travelogue #GrandTour

Author's face, a bit red from the sun, in wide sunglasses. In the back there's a wide body of water, filling a glacial valley, with almost tropical greenery on the sides. The air is somewhat hazy.Must be the nicest McDonald I've ever seen. No gaudy colours (logo rendered in white only), dainty metal tables and bent-iron chairs. People sitting under an extended decorated roof, by the lake side.Another view over the lush almost tropical plants by the side of the lake. The lake view extends to the other side of the post-glacial deep valley. The air is slightly hazy.An Italian style villa by the side of the lake Lugano. It is only accessible by boat, or on foot or by bike.

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„Wenn einer eine Reise tut…“ Dieses Sprichwort, das noch heute gilt, traf ganz besonders auf die  die Anfangszeit unserer Reisegewohnheiten zu. Doch statt des mühelosen kurzen Ausstiegs aus dem Alltag, wie wir es heute kennen, waren die Reisen in vergangenen Jahrhunderten abenteuerliche Angelegenheiten, die generalstabsmäßig geplant werden mussten. […]

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Porträt von Goethe mit weißem Mantel und Hut, sitzend, in einer römischen LandschaftLandschaft mit Kutsche, die von vier Pferden gezogen wird, in der Kutsche eine ReisegesellschaftAnsicht von Venedig aus der Vogelperspektive. Kolorierte alte FotografieGemälde aus dem späten 19. Jahrhundert einer Szene aus dem Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts. Ein Paar betrachtet eine Karte Italiens, offenbar eine Reise planend
No es cine todo lo que relucenoescinetodo@mastodon.world
2025-06-20

El próximo viernes 27 de junio se estrena en exclusiva en #Filmin #GrandTour, la esperada nueva película del director portugués #MiguelGomes y premiada en el Festival de Cannes 2024.

Más información en: noescinetodoloquereluce.com/20

Wir sind gestern und heute über Liechtenstein und die Schweiz gefahren. Ich feiere die San Bernardino Passstrasse so hart!

Jetzt haben wir Pizza gegessen und machen drei Tage Pause.

Moin!

#AbInDenSüden #VanTravelEasy #DogsOfMastodon #GrandTour

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2025-06-03

Baldato Breaks Down: UAE’s Fabio Tackles Isaac’s Giro Disaster

... Source link The 2024 Giro d’Italia’s penultimate stage was a dramatic and defining moment in the race, with Simon Yates of Visma-Lease a Bike delivering a masterful performance to secure the…

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2025-06-03

Gee and McNulty Shine: GC Stars Emerge with Top-10 Triumphs at the Giro!

... Source link The 2025 Giro d'Italia marked a significant milestone for North American cyclists, with three riders securing top-10 finishes and showcasing their potential in…

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2025-05-30
2025-05-29
Une belle universitaire embarque avec sa fille toute mignonne et super sage sur un bateau de croisière et profite de chaque étape dans les ports méditerranéens pour lui faire un cour express d’histoire des civilisations. Youpi !

En plus elles ont le droit de venir manger à la table du commandant avec des dames riches qui philosophent platement dans toutes sortes de langues, tout en se comprenant parfaitement, car c’est un film humaniste.

Madame Deneuve est par exemple une femme d’affaires accomplie qui ne s’est pas laissée faire en amour, mais ne lui dites surtout pas qu’elle est féministe (tiens donc)…

Quand enfin le paquebot de luxe explose, victime d’un attentat causé par des terroristes (parlant probablement la seule langue exclue de ce prétendu Babel flottant), on se pince en tentant de réfréner un soulagement coupable.

« Film parlé », Manoel De Oliveira, 2002.

#manoeldeoliveira #film #arte #deneuve #grandtour #paquebot #croisiere #gwendaloules
2025-05-10

Exotic and beautifully photographed on 16mm film

#GrandTour #movies #NowShowing

Grand Tour theatrical release poster
2025-05-09

🚴‍♂️ Happy Giro d'Italia start day to those who celebrate!

#Cycling #GrandTour #EverythingIsPink

A map of Italy highlighting the route for the Giro d'Italia cycling race scheduled from May 9 to June 1, 2025. Key locations and stages are marked in pink, with notable cities and the starting point in Roma indicated.
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2025-05-08

Sam Bennett Weighs In: The Legacy of Retired Titans Ewan and Cavendish

... Source link Sam Bennett, the Irish sprinter set to compete in the Giro d’Italia starting tomorrow, has expressed his surprise and admiration for the career of Caleb Ewan, who…

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2025-05-04

Double Gold, Endless Drive: Kristin Faulkner Sets Sights on New Olympic Heights

... Source link Kristin Faulkner, a trailblazing American cyclist, has set her sights on ambitious new goals following her historic achievements in 2023. Last…

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Leszek Ciesielskiskolima@hachyderm.io
2025-04-16

Video from the train ride through the Bernina Pass in early June 2024, with snow and ice still covering most of the peaks and the pass itself.

The most impressive parts are the Lago Bianco (frozen lake by the train track - in June!) and the famous Brusio spiral viaduct.

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#viaduct #BerninaPass #Switzerland #GrandTour #Trains #mountains

Bright red train passing by a mountain hut, everything is covered in snow. Strong sunlight hints that this is June, not winter. Snow-covered alpine peaks in the background.
Leszek Ciesielskiskolima@hachyderm.io
2025-04-16

Fifth day of the previous year's #Switzerland trip. Taking the Bernina Line, highest railway crossing in Europe, one of the steepest in the world. We went from #SanktMoritz to #Tirano, and then changed to a regular Italian train to #Milano.

First view: #Morteratsch station. When the station was built in 1908, the plain next to it was the lip of the Morteratsch glacier. The glacier is now 3 km away.🧵

#Travelogue #GrandTour #Trains #Glacier

View from Morteratsch station, towards what in 1908 used to be the end of the glacier tongue. It is now a flat plain, overgrown with alpine trees, mostly conifers. It is early June, all the plants are vibrantly green. In the far back, snowed Alps can be seen.View over an empty glacial U valley. The glacier has receded long ago, enough for the trees to start growing in the old ice bed. It now only shows in the end of the valley, where it is still connected to the fresh snow from Alpine peaks. It is early June, the trees are green, the Alps still fully covered with snow.
2025-04-09

Dia de l'espectadora al #Zumzeig ! 🫧 #UnaBallena Una història de crim i obsessió 💣 #Naharina Un endinsament al Kurdistan sirià i els nexes comunitaris 🏘️ #GrandTour Un trànsit entre el real i l’oníric 🌀 🎟️https://entradas.codetickets.com/entradas/zumzeigcooperativa

2025-04-04

Divendres 🍾 #GrandTour Un viatge entre l'amor i la fugida, on passat i present s'entrellacen 👒 #Burnout L'art com a eina de resistència en un món laboral desigual 🖼️ #ANuestrosAmigos Una reflexió sobre la recerca de la identitat 👤 🎟️https://entradas.codetickets.com/entradas/zumzeigcooperativa

2025-03-28

Divendres🪄 #GrandTour Un drama històric tenyit de romanticisme i poesia 🐎 #UnaBallena Una connexió misteriosa amb un món monstruós 🐋 🎟️https://entradas.codetickets.com/entradas/zumzeigcooperativa

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