Inspired by my first train trip (in 1986, on an InterRail holiday with John, Graham and Andrew) through the Simplon tunnel, the world's second-longest, from Brig in Switzerland to Domodossala in Italy. And back again. We travelled with three elderly Italian sisters in our carriage on the way to Italy. We spoke no Italian, they spoke no English, so we conversed in French for a couple of hours. It was very sweet, really!



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