Tor Lillqvist
@tango-mike-lima.bsky.social
Retired software engineer. Train lover. Until recently, dog owner. Anti-fascist. Atheist. Feminist.
I will immediately block bot-like followers with an empty profile.
More active on Mastodon: @[email protected]
I will immediately block bot-like followers with an empty profile.
More active on Mastodon: @[email protected]
Today I finally managed to not do any remote work and hiked to the Santa Rosalia sanctuary in the hills north of Palermo instead. Was an interesting hike, even if the bit at sea level through Palermo was fairly noisy and boring. Gosh, I really dislike Italian traffic planning. So car-centric.
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today I finally managed to not do any remote work and hiked to the Santa Rosalia sanctuary in the hills north of Palermo instead. Was an interesting hike, even if the bit at sea level through Palermo was fairly noisy and boring. Gosh, I really dislike Italian traffic planning. So car-centric.
Jos teillä/sinulla joskus on aikaa jäädä yöksi Saarbrückeniin, niin kannattaa käydä läheisen Völklingenin vanhalla terästehtaalla. Upea paikka, jossa pääsee kiipeilemään vanhojen masuunien päällä huiman korkealle. Sisätiloissa taas on vaihtuvia näyttelyitä isojen ihmeellisten koneiden lisäksi.
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Jos teillä/sinulla joskus on aikaa jäädä yöksi Saarbrückeniin, niin kannattaa käydä läheisen Völklingenin vanhalla terästehtaalla. Upea paikka, jossa pääsee kiipeilemään vanhojen masuunien päällä huiman korkealle. Sisätiloissa taas on vaihtuvia näyttelyitä isojen ihmeellisten koneiden lisäksi.
Quite a self-own. Notice the question marks instead of their profile picture.
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Quite a self-own. Notice the question marks instead of their profile picture.
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
Pre-winter #Interrail starts. Arrived in Stockholm with the ship from Turku at 06:30. First one to disembark, bus 53 to the station, well in time for the 07:24 train to Malmö. Will get off in Lund, from there regional train to Copenhagen, then on to Hamburg, where I will stay overnight.
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Pre-winter #Interrail starts. Arrived in Stockholm with the ship from Turku at 06:30. First one to disembark, bus 53 to the station, well in time for the 07:24 train to Malmö. Will get off in Lund, from there regional train to Copenhagen, then on to Hamburg, where I will stay overnight.
By the way, I am a card-carrying* Rail Enthusiast.
*) Actually I had to return the card when I left, I think. If not, I sadly have lost it.
*) Actually I had to return the card when I left, I think. If not, I sadly have lost it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
By the way, I am a card-carrying* Rail Enthusiast.
*) Actually I had to return the card when I left, I think. If not, I sadly have lost it.
*) Actually I had to return the card when I left, I think. If not, I sadly have lost it.
Yeah, I am sure he follows me. Reported and blocked.
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Yeah, I am sure he follows me. Reported and blocked.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
(My previous attempt was a repeat of one earlier in the thread, so doing another one. And yes, I do have this in physical form.)
(My previous attempt was a repeat of one earlier in the thread, so doing another one. And yes, I do have this in physical form.)
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
(My previous attempt was a repeat of one earlier in the thread, so doing another one. And yes, I do have this in physical form.)
(My previous attempt was a repeat of one earlier in the thread, so doing another one. And yes, I do have this in physical form.)
Very touching. Heavy facial leakage.
Here are the first and next-to-last pictures of our Aimée, who left us a few days before Christmas last year. And one from her 13th birthday in June last year.
Here are the first and next-to-last pictures of our Aimée, who left us a few days before Christmas last year. And one from her 13th birthday in June last year.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Very touching. Heavy facial leakage.
Here are the first and next-to-last pictures of our Aimée, who left us a few days before Christmas last year. And one from her 13th birthday in June last year.
Here are the first and next-to-last pictures of our Aimée, who left us a few days before Christmas last year. And one from her 13th birthday in June last year.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Minulla on tällainen kotimainen disainpata. Sain kai joskus isänpäivänlahjaksi. Tosi painava, senkin takia varmaan tulee turhan harvoin käytettyä.
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Minulla on tällainen kotimainen disainpata. Sain kai joskus isänpäivänlahjaksi. Tosi painava, senkin takia varmaan tulee turhan harvoin käytettyä.
If one already has this, does one need that? (Rhetorical question.)
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If one already has this, does one need that? (Rhetorical question.)
Also Renfe: "Hmm, I will need to buy a train ticket in Spain, but their site is in Spanish. Oh, look, there is a globe menu, that surely is where I can change language. Now, which one of these is English, I don't know Spanish."
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Also Renfe: "Hmm, I will need to buy a train ticket in Spain, but their site is in Spanish. Oh, look, there is a globe menu, that surely is where I can change language. Now, which one of these is English, I don't know Spanish."
Funnily enough, Google has managed to index it, though
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Funnily enough, Google has managed to index it, though
The cemetery in Lviv is an interesting place to visit. Lots of old Polish gravestones in addition to Ukrainian ones.
November 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The cemetery in Lviv is an interesting place to visit. Lots of old Polish gravestones in addition to Ukrainian ones.
En usein tee kovin monimutkaista ruokaa mutta joitain kuukausia sitten tein lasagnea ihan kaikista raaka-aineista lähtien, pastankin itse. Kävin varta vasten samana päivänä ostamassa Clas Ohlsonista pastakoneenkin, häpeän tunnustaa ettei aikaisemmin ollut. Oli työlästä mutta hyvää.
October 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
En usein tee kovin monimutkaista ruokaa mutta joitain kuukausia sitten tein lasagnea ihan kaikista raaka-aineista lähtien, pastankin itse. Kävin varta vasten samana päivänä ostamassa Clas Ohlsonista pastakoneenkin, häpeän tunnustaa ettei aikaisemmin ollut. Oli työlästä mutta hyvää.
If you see this, post a bridge.
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If you see this, post a bridge.
BREAKING: The Year of the Linux Desktop is near.
September 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
BREAKING: The Year of the Linux Desktop is near.
In Turku there is a hotel in the former (in)famous Kakola prison. Mid-price, and yes, you get to stay in (heavily renovated) former cells.
Also here in Helsinki we have a former prison that now is a hotel, somewhat oddly called Home Hotel Katajanokka.
Also here in Helsinki we have a former prison that now is a hotel, somewhat oddly called Home Hotel Katajanokka.
August 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In Turku there is a hotel in the former (in)famous Kakola prison. Mid-price, and yes, you get to stay in (heavily renovated) former cells.
Also here in Helsinki we have a former prison that now is a hotel, somewhat oddly called Home Hotel Katajanokka.
Also here in Helsinki we have a former prison that now is a hotel, somewhat oddly called Home Hotel Katajanokka.
Pro Tip: If entering historical train trips in Turkey on @viaduct.world , Haydarpaşa station is missing, but Söğütlüçeşme is there, and is just a few kilometres away on the same line.
(Sirkeci is available, there are apparently still (regional) trains using it).
(Sirkeci is available, there are apparently still (regional) trains using it).
July 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Pro Tip: If entering historical train trips in Turkey on @viaduct.world , Haydarpaşa station is missing, but Söğütlüçeşme is there, and is just a few kilometres away on the same line.
(Sirkeci is available, there are apparently still (regional) trains using it).
(Sirkeci is available, there are apparently still (regional) trains using it).
Took the Hellas Express to Athens in 1985 (on a frantic foolish #Interrail trip back and forth on the Continent)... very slow travel across Yugoslavia, in the summer, without much to eat to drink. Then on to Kalamata. Oh, (g)olden times, glad you are gone, but still, I do feel a bit of nostalgia.
July 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Took the Hellas Express to Athens in 1985 (on a frantic foolish #Interrail trip back and forth on the Continent)... very slow travel across Yugoslavia, in the summer, without much to eat to drink. Then on to Kalamata. Oh, (g)olden times, glad you are gone, but still, I do feel a bit of nostalgia.
Please continue, how did you get to Greece after that? A substantial bus journey was involved, too, I assume?
And oh yes, I also love traveling in #FensterAuf carriages. As long as there aren't grumpy locals in the compartment demanding you keep the window closed and fully enjoy the lack of AC.
And oh yes, I also love traveling in #FensterAuf carriages. As long as there aren't grumpy locals in the compartment demanding you keep the window closed and fully enjoy the lack of AC.
July 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Please continue, how did you get to Greece after that? A substantial bus journey was involved, too, I assume?
And oh yes, I also love traveling in #FensterAuf carriages. As long as there aren't grumpy locals in the compartment demanding you keep the window closed and fully enjoy the lack of AC.
And oh yes, I also love traveling in #FensterAuf carriages. As long as there aren't grumpy locals in the compartment demanding you keep the window closed and fully enjoy the lack of AC.
Short drone video of Matera, in early May. Starting from in front of our (temporary) apartment, flying backwards and upwards, up over the ravine, with more of the Sassi coming into view.
July 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Short drone video of Matera, in early May. Starting from in front of our (temporary) apartment, flying backwards and upwards, up over the ravine, with more of the Sassi coming into view.