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POST 686 07Dec2024
Posture Bat Nha
Story No Train Coming
Various items and pictures
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POST 686 2024
Linda’s Thursday Quotation
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Be kind. Every person you meet is
fighting a difficult battle. ==============
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POST 686 07Dec2024 BAT NHA
Card 06 - No
Train Coming POST 685 30Nov2024 Anti-Aging
The Train Deep26 -
Four Strategies POST 684 23Nov2024
Exer
DEEP 24 Tam Niem Chieu – Krakow’s Charm POST 683 16Nov2024 Exercise
NGHIA LONG - Ultimate Sword part2 POST 682 09Nov2024 Cards HOANH SON-DEEP22 - Ultimate Sword part1 POST 681
Nov.02-2024 Deep21,
Anti Aging Deep 25 - The Castle of Peace POST 680 26Oct2024 DEEP 20
from Van Ly – General Eagle POST 679 19Oct2024 DEEP 19 NGU THU - The Grebe POST 678 12Oct2024
SINH
NHAT CHIEU – The
Bandit 2 POST 677 05Oct2024 DA DONG
CO - THIEN HA Full form - Bandit
part 1 POST 676 28SEPT2024 CHI LUC DEEP 16 - REMICS RAPIDS POST 675 21Sept2024 Exercise
KIM THAN -
Illusion and Reality Post 674 14Sept2024 Exercise –
The Cormorant POST 673 07Sept2024 HA THU
in three Cards POST 672 31Aug2024 BACK TO
SCHOOL POST 671 24Aug2024 Exercise
Deep 12 -
THE CARNAC STONES POST 670 17Aug2024 Exercise Deep 11 – THE EARTHQUAKE POST 669 Aug10-2024 Exercise
BAO MOC - Folk
Dance and Martial Arts POST 668 Aug03, 2024 Exercises
Turtle, VOHA - Way of Practice POST 667 July27-2024 NGU BO
-VIETCHIDAO POST 666 20JULY2024 DEEP 06 TIGER LOI HO - To
Be a Master POST 665 13July 2024. Exercise
HO DIEP Butterfly - The Three Don POST 664 07July2024 Exercise
Hai Thuong - El
Condor Benevolence POST
663 29June LOI HO POST
662 22June2024 HO
DIEP Butterfly -
The Greatness of our Way POST 661 15June2024 Exercise
HAI THUONG - Vilnius
Cathedral POST 660 08June2024 Exercise
DAU VIET -
The Fountain of Tirano POST 659
01June2024 Exercise DAI TRUONG - My First Cup of
American Coffee POST 658 25May2024 Exercise CUU CUOC – Two Warriors POST 657 18May2024 Exercise ANH DUONG - A Small
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Along My Path Charles Phan Hoang
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NO TRAIN COMING
Post 686, December 07th, 2024 |
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NO TRAIN COMING From Paris to Turin, Italy, the
high-speed TGV covers seven hundred seventy-three kilometers in about five
hours and thirty-five minutes. By comparison, an Air France flight takes only
one hour and twenty-five minutes. Though faster, flying doesn’t hold the same
appeal for me. The TGV offers something unique: the pleasure of traveling in
comfort and style. Onboard, I can watch the nice French landscapes slip by,
enjoy a meal paired with wine in the dining car, and appreciate the blend of
speed and luxury. At the time of this trip, in the world along with the TGV
there were two other high-speed trains I had known: the Eurostar, connecting
Paris to London via the Channel Tunnel, and the Shinkansen which I experienced
on a trip from Tokyo to Kyoto. Each has its own advantage, but the charm of
TGV was undeniable. On that Thursday, in the autumn
2008, I arrived early at Paris’s train station Gare de Lyon. Taking my seat
on the train, I watched the platform outside that came alive with Parisians -each
of them embodying a distinct energy. There’s something about Parisians that
sets them apart from people in London, Berlin, Madrid, or even southern
French cities like Marseille or Toulouse. Is it their style or their gestures?
The way they kiss? It’s hard to define precisely, but it’s undeniably there. As the train departed, the bustling
city gradually faded into the peaceful countryside of Île-de-France. The
urban chaos gave way to peaceful farmland, dotted with rustic farmhouses and
the spires of ancient churches. The landscape transformed again in Burgundy,
offering views of vineyards and charming villages. When the train glided
through Chambery and into the Alps, the scenery turned really beautiful
-majestic peaks and colored autumn forests filled the horizon. By the time we
reached Modane, a border station between France and Italy, the journey felt
like a serene dream. But at 6:30 pm, just as the TGV stopped
in Modane, the unexpected happened. An announcement informed us that, due to
a problem, the TGV wouldn’t continue to Turin. We had to disembark, change
for another train or find another way. Chaos broke loose. Passengers,
carrying luggage, sprinted toward the other side of train station. The scene
felt like a wartime evacuation. The station was desolate: no agents, no
signs, and no other train. The air grew colder as the evening darkened, and
frustration rippled through the crowd. A woman shouted protests, her voice
echoing uselessly. Amid the confusion, I chose to step
away. Walking to a quieter corner of the platform, I found solace in the quietness
of the high mountains. I leaned against a stone wall, letting the chill sink
into my skin. Surprisingly the stillness of the mountains offered a strange
comfort. Two hours passed, the cold
deepened, and hope wavered. Passengers huddled together, waiting desperately
in the dark station while the silent night wrapped itself around us, no train
coming… Charles
Phan Hoang (
Post 686, December 07th, 2024)
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NYC Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree 2024 Installation
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"The best of André Rieu live in Maastricht
(HD)"
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Greatest Songs of 1950s
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Copenhagen
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Learn English through Story The Danger Volcano
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