With nowhere else to stay we climbed a metal security door and crashed out on a small seemingly abandoned terrace between two apartment blocks. Come morning an angry man with a shovel in his hand told us to fuck off in heavily accented French.
Renfe train tunnels, Barcelona.
Brad down in the channel which shoots trains under the abandoned Bifuracio Vilanova station in Barcelona.
The strangest and most organised hobo encampment I’ve ever seen. The piles of junk were roughly categorised and the bed was quite well made. It looked as if the occupant had simple gotten up one day and left, never to return.
Much like paris’ rer system, the Renfe in Barcelona is bigger, meaner, faster and more dangerous than its metro counterpart. There are few alcoves to hide in and the stations are spaced quite far apart. Late at night the service thins though, and one has plenty of time to walk. Until a train comes, then you’ll be a runnin’.
Approach to the abandoned Correos station in Barcelona.
Old station signage and advertisements found in Barcelona’s abandoned Correos station. Metro is more fun mid service.
Otter and Brad in Barcelona’s abandoned Correos station, hiding from a passing train during service.
Bedded down above a road tunnel and cactus garden, our tranquil and relaxing accommodation after a night smashing out some metro in Barcelona.
The abandoned Gaudi station in Barcelona sits on a busy line near the city centre; beautifully marbled and preserved.
The abandoned Gaudi station in Barcelona sits on a busy line near the city centre; beautifully marbled and preserved. Run the gauntlet during service and you’ll be handsomely rewarded with plenty of passing trains once you secret yourself into the shadows on the platform (or stand brazenly above like a champ).
A night of stories, laughs and meat as a group celebrate nothing in particular at La Gare Royale in Belgium.
A true gentleman will give the -10c bag to his lady, and shiver all night in his crushed down 0c.
The morning light wakes up 4 weary explorers sleeping in the Weinkanal.
A small section of track leading to train storage where the trains pull in and out in quick succession. Run!
