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@volberg.bsky.social What *connection* are you talking about? Do you have any idea how GNSS systems work? The satellites only *transmit*. There is no "connection".

This would never have happened with X.25. The ARPA Internet was a mistake!

#CloudFail

Fun fact: DNS and GRU both have three letters.

One has to feel sorry for the Australians. They are not in the Central Computer.

”Your email was found ( in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that originated from Africa, Europe, Asia Plus Middle east, Americans ) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to the Bank.”

I did buy a ticket for four visits to Le Vie dei Tesori places, and then picked four places that I came across in the centre. It was a bit of hit-and-miss. One was quite interesting, one a bit less, one was in theory interesting but not so much in practice, and one was downright boring. Won't name and shame, though. And of course, if I knew Italian, I would have learned more from the guided tours. (In one place the guide did do it in both Italian and English.)

But even if that page is available in English, the site with all the locations listed is only in Italian, so I fear all instructions and guiding will also be only in Italian, so yeah. And I have other stuff to do. Will certainly go out for a walk, though. It's weird that this apartment is so chilly, probably around 18 degrees, even if the outside temperature is 24 degrees. and the sun is shining.. one can easily be misled to put on needlessly warm clothing.

Hmm, there is a festival going on here in Palermo.

"Palermo is preparing to unveil its most secret treasures once again with the eagerly awaited return of ‘Le Vie dei Tesori’ (The Streets of Treasures). From 10 October to 16 November 2025, the nineteenth edition of the festival will open the doors of 85 usually inaccessible places, offering citizens and tourists a unique opportunity to discover the city's historical and artistic heritage from new perspectives."

Wonder if all interesting things are already fully booked, will have to check. Pity that I didn't read about it already this morning, might have visited some of those places.

https://turismo.comune.palermo.it/palermo-welcome-new-dettaglio.php?id=43122#

Men, what stops you from dressing like Field Marshal Lucio Foppa?

In the end I arrived in Palermo with just around 15 minutes delay.

As the train stops in the south for exit only, it didn't even bother to stop at stations nobody had a ticket to, like Cefalù.

Now the ferry has arrived in Messina, but... a guy is walking through the carriages looking for some emergency brake that has been pulled... let's see if we will stay on the train-deck for long until they find the leak in the brake pipe.

The fun thing was that first he looked at the emergency hammer above the window; then he came around a second time and checked the brake handle above the door.

Edit: They found the problem, now we are moving out from the ferry.

This time I didn't even leave the carriage while on the ferry;) One gets so blasé after a few times.

@oblomov If I end up paying in cash, I will make sure to leave a note with the local Guardia di Finanza, or whatever the appropriate agency is;)

Eek, the host for my apartment in Palermo wants payment in CASH. That smells. But let's hope he will accept a bank transfer, too.

This probably explains our delay.

Morning paper* delivered to your sleeping-car compartment. Delightfully old school.

*) Yes, I know its name literally means the evening courier.

Nice breakfast, purchased in the supermarket in Milano Centrale.

I still have half of that half bottle of excellent Barbera left, but as I will arrive in Palermo presumably only well after the scheduled 16:55, I think I can manage to consume it in the afternoon.

If we hadn’t been delayed, this is the kind of view I would have woken up to.

Good morning from Campania. We are currently 77 minutes late for unknown reasons but probably will be able to catch up a fair amount of that by shortening the tedious shunting and waiting in Villa San Giovanni and Messina. Or not.

The small pack of a toothpaste included in the #Trenitalia #InterCityNotte amenities kit is totally mental.

Local beverage! We just made a short stop in #Pavia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oltrepò_Pavese

When I took the Torino–Lecce night train in January, I had a bottle of Barbera d’Asti, and that train stops in Asti. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbera_d'Asti

Let’s start a trend: Drink #wine from the region you are travelling through in a night train.

Is this enough food and drink until the train ferry around noon tomorrow, where I can grab some more? Yes.

And sure, it would have been nice to spend more time on buying better quality food, but hey, I am no bloke in seat 61.

The carriage even has an old school “Betten frei” sign.

”Deluxe” is a bit of an exaggeration considering these old sleeping-cars don’t have compartments with en-suite shower/WC. But compared to couchettes, sure.

#Interrail #InterCItyNotte #NightTrain

They still announce this train as going to Siracusa, even if half the train goes to Palermo. Confusing. #Interrail #Trenitalia #RFI