Tag: Train Station


England – Eurostar

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From Paris I took the Eurostar to London.

Eurostar from Paris to London.

Eurostar at it's platform in St Pancras Station


Japan – Trains and Musical Instruments

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If you live in a city where the major form of transportation is trains and subways, and you want to play a musical instrument, it’s probably a good idea to carefully consider what kind of instrument you would like to play.

Carrying large musical instruments on the trains in Tokyo.  Musical Instrument, Train, Train Station, Tokyo, Japan.

This guy chose poorly. Having to cary a double bass on a busy Tokyo train would really suck.

Carrying large musical instruments on the trains in Tokyo.  Musical Instrument, Train, Train Station, Tokyo, Japan.

She did a little better job with her choice of musical instruments.

Carrying large musical instruments on the trains in Tokyo.  Musical Instrument, Train, Train Station, Tokyo, Japan.

Much better


Japan – Hard at Work

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So many people to do such a simple job. Many people think that Japan is super crazy high-tech and efficient, but it really isn’t. Japan seems to do most things by working harder and longer and not necessarily more efficiently.

In the JR train stations near where I’m staying, it’s taking four people to install red and white reflective stickers to make it easier to see where the emergency train stop buttons are located on the train platform.

One guy to flag, I’m not sure why, but it seems to be a rule that there must be a flagger anytime work is being done around trains, even if there’s no risk of actually being hit by a train.

One guy to actually do the work and install the sticker.

One guy to supervise, like supervisors everywhere, he just stood there and watched the worker installing the stickers.

One guy to inspect, once the sticker was was stuck, he came over to check that the work was done correctly. He actually had a ruler and was measuring the sticker placement.

Hard at work in a JR train station


Japan – Train Nerd

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Since Japan relies so much on trains, you have many people who are really into trains. Many times you’ll see guys hanging out on the train platforms just to take photos of the different trains. This guy was using a boom to hold a microphone up to a speaker so that he could record the audio of the train’s arriving and departing music.

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Tetsudo Otaku


Japan – Any Time Cafe

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It turns out that the Any Time Cafe in Tokyo Station is not really all that any time.


Japan – Train Squeeze

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Trains during rush hour can get crazy crowded.



Japan – Train Delays

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I was going to take a train at the Akihabara Station, but there was some kind of delays with the train line, so there were huge crowds of people waiting to get on the few train that were coming through.


Japan – Big Pack

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I was waiting for a train when this little old Japanese lady walked past with this monster backpack on.