Delft - The Netherlands

After a 22-year wait, tram 19 will begin running its extension from Delft Station to the TU campus starting this weekend. All sorts of things went wrong during the construction of the tram line: the trams turned out to be heavier than expected and could have disrupted research in the TU’s laboratories. The tram has already been conducting test runs over the past few months, but on Monday morning, students will finally be able to board it for their first ride to class.

The opening brings to a close a long-standing issue that has dragged on for more than twenty years. Due to a series of setbacks, the arrival of the tram was repeatedly delayed.

For example, the old St. Sebastian Bridge was found to be unsuitable for tram traffic, and the tram tracks had to be modified to protect sensitive research equipment from vibrations and electromagnetic radiation.

These setbacks are also reflected in the costs. The approximately two-kilometer stretch cost a total of about 93 million euros. Previously, the estimated cost had been just over 54 million euros.

Tram 19 runs on weekdays between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. from Delft Station to the university, four times an hour.

Omroep West

I'm looking into buying a new 65" tv. I've been looking at the TCL C8L, LG C5 & LG C6. I've got an offer from a store on the LG C6 for €1499 (First pic / LG OLED65C69LB). The C8L is €1279 and the C5 is €1299. But when I'm looking at the product photo's on the website, the backside and the stand is completely different compared to LG C6 OLEDS at the other stores. The base new price on all 3 websites is similar though, around €2499. Is this some lower tier C6 or what am I missing?

Two trams collided on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam and one of the trams derailed. 15 people were injured, one of whom was seriously injured.

The accident happened around 11:10 am, writes the regional broadcaster Rijnmond. Images show a tram from the center of Rotterdam entering the bridge and stopping. A second tram then arrives from the same direction at some speed and, it seems without braking, collides with the first tram. It is hit hard and debris falls into the street.

The seriously injured person was trapped, but has now been freed, says a spokesperson for the safety region. It speaks of "a big blow". According to the fire brigade, two cars were also damaged in the accident.

Public transport company RET cannot yet say anything about the cause of the rear-end collision: "We have seen the images come along and are very shocked. We sympathize with the victims and the travelers present."

Source: NOS

Finally received the keys after having my offer accepted back in April. The housing market is crazy in The Netherlands and I wouldn't have been able to buy this apartment without my parents help. So really lucky in that regard. Now I can stay in the same city I've lived all my life so far. And work still being less than 10 minutes away by bike (now it's only 4) is a great bonus too.

Now it's time to repaint the whole apartment, replace the flooring in the bedroom and furnish it.

Financed 2/3 by mortgage and the remaining mostly by my parents and a bit by myself. I will still spend around €15K of my savings on upgrades and furniture, as I'm taking nothing from my current place. Starting with a blank canvas!

Škoda RegioPanter EMUs

The first new Škoda electric trains have officially arrived in Bulgaria late March to begin tracking and certification tests on the national rail network. Part of a massive €326.7 million railway modernization project funded by European Union programs, the first two four-car electric multiple units were ceremonially unveiled at the Sofia Central Railway Station.

Bulgaria is acquiring 25 modern four-car electric trains. Deliveries are arriving gradually, and Škoda expects to complete the entire 25-train fleet by the end of August 2026. To ensure operational longevity, the agreement also mandates that the Škoda Group provides a 15-year full maintenance guarantee.

Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs

At the end of May 2026, Alstom has begun delivering the first batch of 35 new Coradia Stream EMUs (Electric Multiple Units) to the Bulgarian national operator BDZ, to start testing. Shipped from Bautzen, Germany, these 160 km/h trains mark the arrival of the first new interregional electric trains in Bulgaria in two decades. The new multiple units will be used for regional and intercity services on routes with travel times of up to 4–5 hours. According to Alstom, the Coradia Stream multiple units for Bulgaria were developed for the European market and will be equipped with ERTMS Level 2.

The deliveries are part of the contract signed in 2025 between the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Communications and the BULEMU consortium, led by Alstom and formed in partnership with the local company RVP Invest. The total value of the contract is 720 million EUR. The contract includes both the supply of 35 Coradia Stream EMUs and maintenance services for a period of 15 years. 

For Alstom, the contract marks its first supply of passenger trains to Bulgaria. The company is already present in the Bulgarian market through maintenance services for the national operator BDZ’s fleet, as well as through railway infrastructure modernization projects.

The first of eight new metro trains have officially entered service in the Sofia Metro, marking a new stage in the modernization of the capital’s public transport system.

The launch ceremony took place at the Obelya metro depot, where the new Škoda Transportation trains began operating on Line 1, heading toward Sofia Airport.

The event was attended by Vasil Terziev, Deputy Mayor for Transport Viktor Chaushev, Metropolitan Sofia Executive Director Nikolay Naydenov, Prof. Stoyan Bratoev, representatives of Škoda Bulgaria, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov, and Czech Ambassador Miroslav Toman.

The new Škoda metro trains are part of an ongoing effort to modernize Sofia’s metro network. The first four train sets are now beginning passenger service and will gradually be introduced across Lines 1, 2, and 4.

Credit photo's 2,3,4,5: DevcryBG posts on [Metro system] Метро - General Discussions

Today is my final day in Sardinia and I would like to share a small photo recap of my trip.

My trip started may 10th, flying into Olbia from Amsterdam. From there I picked up my rental car and drove straight to my first base in Alghero. Beautiful old town and a nice long beach with plenty of places to grab something to eat or drink and watch the sunset. From here I also took a boat to the

Grotta di Nettuno. A nice boat ride along the coast and the cave is also beautiful. Bit too crowded in my opinion. It would be better to have a lower limit of visitors, but when I went it wasn't even at the max capacity of visitors. But as you have to walk the same small path up and back through the cave, the many visitors do take away a bit from the experience. Still definitely worth a visit though.

I left Alghero the 13th, and drove to Orosei, with a stop in Bosa first. Bosa is fun to walk through for a couple hours. Get lost on the small streets, take a quick trip to the fort for a nice look over the city and have a nice lunch at one of the many restaurants. I wouldn't use it as a base for the west coast, Alghero is better for that. But a perfect day trip destination.

I originally planned to go to Cagliari as well, but that would just be too much driving during my relatively short visit. That will be something for a future visit. The golf of Orosei is beautiful. Orosei is a great base to explore all the amazing beaches on the east side of the island and all the boat tours that leave from here or Cala Gonone, which is just about a 30 minutes drive away. From Orosei I also did a short day trip to the Gorrupu Canyon. There are different hiking routes that take you to the entrance of the canyon, but I chose for a jeep transfer instead, which starts right off the SS125. In 20 minutes you will be driven down to the starting point of a relatively simple hike to the starting point for the canyon. The canyon is amazing and totally worth it. The entry fee is €6 and it takes about 30 minutes to hike into the canyon and 30 minutes back. The canyon itself is not really easily accessible, so expect a lot of climbing on the big rocks. The green and orange section of the canyon can be done unsupervised and without gear, but at the end of the orange section the red section starts and you will have to turn around. The red section has to be done with a guide and with climbing gear.

After 4 nights in Orosei I continued to San Theodoro for 2 nights. Not too much to see here. There's a nice long sandy beach with plenty of room, but the weather wasn't the best the days I was here.

The final part of my trip would be in La Maddalena. It takes a short ferry trip from Palau to La Maddalena. There are 2 different ferry operators that operate daily. I don't think it matters much which one you choose, I just went for the one that departed the earliest for me. La Maddalena is small, it takes about 15 minutes to drive from north to south, but that's what makes it perfect. The city La Maddalena is pretty and has plenty of restaurants. So many beautiful beaches, but be aware that most don't have much parking if any at all. That wasn't a big deal when i was visiting, just before high season, but I can imagine that in July and August it will be different and most beaches are also really small, so they fill up quickly and you will be pretty much shoulder to shoulder. But for now it's perfect and the blue color of the water is amazing.

I had a great trip and can't wait to come back in the near future.

Picture 1: Alghero

Picture 2: Alghero

Picture 3: Alghero

Picture 4: Grotta di Nettuno

Picture 5: Grotta di Nettuno

Picture 6: Bosa

Picture 7: Bosa

Picture 8: Bosa

Picture 9: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 10: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 11: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 12: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 13: Golf of Orosei

Picture 14: Golf of Orosei

Picture 15: Golf of Orosei

Picture 16: La Maddalena

Picture 17: La Maddalena

Picture 18: La Maddalena

Picture 19: La Maddalena

Today is my final day in Sardinia and I would like to share a small photo recap of my trip.

My trip started may 10th, flying into Olbia from Amsterdam. From there I picked up my rental car and drove straight to my first base in Alghero. Beautiful old town and a nice long beach with plenty of places to grab something to eat or drink and watch the sunset. From here I also took a boat to the

Grotta di Nettuno. A nice boat ride along the coast and the cave is also beautiful. Bit too crowded in my opinion. It would be better to have a lower limit of visitors, but when I went it wasn't even at the max capacity of visitors. But as you have to walk the same small path up and back through the cave, the many visitors do take away a bit from the experience. Still definitely worth a visit though.

I left Alghero the 13th, and drove to Orosei, with a stop in Bosa first. Bosa is fun to walk through for a couple hours. Get lost on the small streets, take a quick trip to the fort for a nice look over the city and have a nice lunch at one of the many restaurants. I wouldn't use it as a base for the west coast, Alghero is better for that. But a perfect day trip destination.

I originally planned to go to Cagliari as well, but that would just be too much driving during my relatively short visit. That will be something for a future visit. The golf of Orosei is beautiful. Orosei is a great base to explore all the amazing beaches on the east side of the island and all the boat tours that leave from here or Cala Gonone, which is just about a 30 minutes drive away. From Orosei I also did a short day trip to the Gorrupu Canyon. There are different hiking routes that take you to the entrance of the canyon, but I chose for a jeep transfer instead, which starts right off the SS125. In 20 minutes you will be driven down to the starting point of a relatively simple hike to the starting point for the canyon. The canyon is amazing and totally worth it. The entry fee is €6 and it takes about 30 minutes to hike into the canyon and 30 minutes back. The canyon itself is not really easily accessible, so expect a lot of climbing on the big rocks. The green and orange section of the canyon can be done unsupervised and without gear, but at the end of the orange section the red section starts and you will have to turn around. The red section has to be done with a guide and with climbing gear.

After 4 nights in Orosei I continued to San Theodoro for 2 nights. Not too much to see here. There's a nice long sandy beach with plenty of room, but the weather wasn't the best the days I was here.

The final part of my trip would be in La Maddalena. It takes a short ferry trip from Palau to La Maddalena. There are 2 different ferry operators that operate daily. I don't think it matters much which one you choose, I just went for the one that departed the earliest for me. La Maddalena is small, it takes about 15 minutes to drive from north to south, but that's what makes it perfect. The city La Maddalena is pretty and has plenty of restaurants. So many beautiful beaches, but be aware that most don't have much parking if any at all. That wasn't a big deal when i was visiting, just before high season, but I can imagine that in July and August it will be different and most beaches are also really small, so they fill up quickly and you will be pretty much shoulder to shoulder. But for now it's perfect and the blue color of the water is amazing.

I had a great trip and can't wait to come back in the near future.

Picture 1: Alghero

Picture 2: Alghero

Picture 3: Alghero

Picture 4: Grotta di Nettuno

Picture 5: Grotta di Nettuno

Picture 6: Bosa

Picture 7: Bosa

Picture 8: Bosa

Picture 9: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 10: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 11: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 12: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 13: Golf of Orosei

Picture 14: Golf of Orosei

Picture 15: Golf of Orosei

Picture 16: La Maddalena

Picture 17: La Maddalena

Picture 18: La Maddalena

Picture 19: La Maddalena

I'm currently on vacation in Sardinia and staying at La Maddalena island. It's a stunning island with plenty of beautiful beaches. Until you look closer and see it's full of microplastics. A couple of minutes from my hotel there's a small beach next to the road. No parking, so it doesn't get too many visitors. This evening I tried to do a clean up of a small part of the beach, but it felt pretty hopeless. The amount of microplastics is shocking. It's impossible to clean it all by hand. I filled one bag and will go back today during my last day here to fill another bag. It isn't much, but better than nothing and I focused on what's on the waterline so it won't get back into the sea and plastics which are harmful for animals like parts of fishing nets and bottle cap rings.

Till next time Sardinia 👋🏻

I'm currently on vacation in Sardinia and staying at La Maddalena island. It's a stunning island with plenty of beautiful beaches. Until you look closer and see it's full of microplastics. A couple of minutes from my hotel there's a small beach next to the road. No parking, so it doesn't get too many visitors. This evening I tried to do a clean up of a small part of the beach, but it felt pretty hopeless. The amount of microplastics is shocking. It's impossible to clean it all by hand. I filled one bag and will go back tomorrow during my last day here to fill another bag. It isn't much, but better than nothing and I focused on what's on the waterline so it won't get back into the sea and plastics which are harmful for animals like parts of fishing nets and bottle cap rings.

Hi there,

In a month or two I will move into my new apartment and there are some things here and there that I want to change. One of them is changing the older ugly plastic power sockets and switches for colourful porcelain ones. Online I came across KATY PATY who offer a wide range of sockets and switches in a ton of different colours. Its a Czech company and they are also handmade in the Czech Republic. My question is if anyone on this subreddit has any experience with this company (or any other European company offering similar products) and if so, what you think of their products.

Some photos from a hike I did 3 years ago in the Rila Mountains to the highest peak in Bulgaria - Musala at 2925 meters. My parents live about 20 minutes from Borovets, so it's really easy to reach for me when I'm visiting. I'm not really an experienced hiker so I cheated a bit and took the gondola from Borovets at around 1300m to Yastrabets at about 2400m, which takes about 20 minutes. From there it's a really beautiful hike towards the top. Pretty early in the hike you pass a hotel near a small lake where you can also eat or drink something. The hike is pretty easy, although towards the end it gets a bit steeper. Just before the final climb to the top there is a shed that sells some drinks and snacks. Overall it takes about 3 hours one-way. Definitely a recommended hike if you ever find yourself in Bulgaria.