Abandoned France pt.2
Added 2025-10-17 20:06:03 +0000 UTCAfter my cycling trip along the Meuse, I decided to head back home. The nice bike path had come to an end, there wasn’t that much interesting left to see along the way, and I didn’t want to abandon my bike after it had served me so well. On top of that, I was carrying too much gear to continue, which I could never fit into my backpack, so I decided to reorganize everything at home and plan my next steps more carefully.
A while later, I set off again to continue my journey. The yard I departed from was the first decent yard closest to Sedan. With the bright sun still in the sky and the trees full of green leaves, I looked forward to a pleasant trip: a few local freight train rides, plenty of abandoned spots for me to explore... A calm second part of my France adventure.
But France apparently had other plans for me! Never before had I encountered the police so many times on a single trip, and rarely had things become so complicated due to factors beyond my control. Still, I thoroughly enjoyed it, the chaos and unpredictability, the quiet moments, the beautiful locations, and the mission to reach the coast. It was a good one.
I hope you enjoy this video.
Thanks for your support!
Some pictures I took during my trip (Spoilers)
Abandoned passenger trains inbetween the freights.
The lunar eclipse
The train set in stone
My view for 3 nights in a row
The beautiful but oh so confusing Sibelin yard in Lyon
The end location
Comments
Phenomenal videos. I have been meaning to ask; can we get a gear list? your DSLR, what gopro, what drone etc?
Richard - CR
2026-01-04 14:09:17 +0000 UTCBeautiful South of France landscape, and the taco looked pretty good. Unpredictable adventure but even despite the negative things, it was a great journey.
Steven A Stello
2025-12-14 00:49:34 +0000 UTCWe need part 3!
Mr E
2025-11-07 02:01:28 +0000 UTCAs always top video ! :) At 5:30 that's unfortunately not a Caravelle, that's an RRR (Rame réversible Regionale)... The RRR's need a loc for rolling, that's why there's a cab only on one side of the train (the other is the loc). These RRR were also very famous in the past and they still do some trains with BB 67400 near Strasbourg :)
Paul Brun Montreuil
2025-10-28 07:31:07 +0000 UTCGreat video, the cinematic of the protests was out of this world
Dominic Clues
2025-10-26 08:16:04 +0000 UTCPTSD flashbacks to your glizzy with shiey when you pulled out the fuel for boiling the water
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2025-10-25 15:10:45 +0000 UTC
