Arrived safely in Chemnitz, formerly known as Karl-Marx-Stadt, about 27 hours after leaving London. There's a half marathon today to celebrate Chemnitz being the European Capital of Culture for 2025. Sadly I fly home due to time constraints, but the train was a great adventure that I'd do again!

Arrived in Dresden bang on time - time for a quick mooch around the city centre before the final leg of the journey.

Good morning! Made it to Berlin Hauptbahnhof bang on time. Had a relatively good sleep, much better than I was expecting

Last stop of the night at Amsterdam Centraal. Good night!

My home for the next 13 hours! I've booked a private cabin on the @europeansleeper.eu from Brussels to Dresden.

A bit of carb-loading in Brussels before the run on Sunday

Arrived just after 2pm local time at Brussels Central or Brussels South, depending on your outlook. I've deliberately given myself plenty of time so I can have a wander round and get something to eat.

A decent lunch, a good book and a few drinks with plenty of the adventure still left to go. No better way to travel!

Boarding the 1104 Eurostar from London to Brussels. I'd forgotten that I booked Eurostar Plus for this journey (only £20 extra!) - that's lunch taken care of!

An expanded international area at St Pancras can't come soon enough!

London King's Cross an hour later. Just enough time for a cup of tea before Eurostar security.

Cambridgeshire to Chemnitz by train in 28-ish hours, a thread:

Train 1 takes me from Waterbeach to London King's Cross. The adventure starts at 0753 on Friday morning with a nice bit of forgotten NSE branding.

Cold start at Ely this morning!