Before going to sea (3) : The blue angels of TER-MER.

Once again a photo of the day TER-MER taken in the departure station Aulnoye-Aymeries. The blue angels of the days TER-MER are young people who are in holydays or working during the week, which work during two days for the Regional Railway. They have to give information to people how to get their treins and so on, and to control the tickets before the departure. On the arrival station they give also information about the town, the beaches and where to get the bus to go to the beaches. The special busses are given gratis by each big seaside town like Dunkerque, Calais or Boulogne-sur-Mer.

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Before going to sea (2)

I'm going here also to sea with the railway. Here is a graphic picture of a waiting cabin on the quay of the railway-station of Aulnoye-Aymeries. A good day, because during four (o five?) week-ends during the summer-holiday you are allowed to go to the sea for only one Euro. I think on these days I already ride with the railway all around the region Nord-Pas de Calais, during 500 kilometers on a way which making for example Aulnoye-Aymeries to Valenciennes, Douai, Arras, Channel and the return then Channel, Boulogne, Calais (at the north sea), Lille, Valenciennes and Aulnoye. These days are calles TER-MER days. TER is the name of the regional trains, and Mer means Sea, you have also Journées (Days) TER-VERT where the TER stop in Aulnoye-Aymeries, Maubeuge, Avesnes and so on... the days TER-VERT are to visit the Avesnois for one Euro. The number of places is limited so that people have to take their ticket on the first day of the forteen day period where they are sold.

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