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7:49:51 – Frank in Italy, Belgium, and England, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Roma Termini, train to Pompeii, coffee in Europe, Frecciarossa, the bullet train experience, the fastest I’ve ever traveled on land, big volcanof, Naples Central Station, local train (Intervesuviana), urban decay, Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius, Fiat Panda 4×4 Country Club, on the streets of Naples, wandering around the station, back in Rome, Day 14, solo adventure, going to the mall, streets of Rome in the morning, Altar of the Fatherland, postcards, on bus 80, Phish, plague fleas, Porto di Roma mall, Leroy Merlin, weird casino, Blackpink, lunch at Flunch, random topics from the trip, Rome Metro, Pyramid station, wandering the streets of Rome, thunderstorm, cigar quest, flea market breakdown, weird roads after the rain, weird park, animals they don’t have in Italy, telephone panic, Cohiba Cuban cigar, Phish, The National Institute of Possums, theory of time, boats, Day 15, at Leonardo da Vinci- Fiumicino Airport in Rome headed for London via Brussels, fine dining, 02-09 in Europe, bathroom design, motion language, we’re in Belgium, in the airport, on the train to Brussels Central Station, Train World, on the streets of Brussels, Grand Place lunch, giant beer, Atomium, urinal art, Manneken Pis, chocolate store, Smurf story, rocket, chocolate shop, Jeanneke Pis, Mad World, waffles, long wait at the airport, stuck in the airport sub-basement, paper towels, dreamlike air travel, Pence’s fault, back to Heathrow, weird image outside, Hurricane Dorian, trip of a lifetime, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 7:09:31)… Cosmos: War of the Planets (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], Star Beat Presents What’s Happening! (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Legends Of The Super Heroes – Generique [YouTube], Obscured By Lies by Emerald Park [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Scott Joplin’s New Rag by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], TRUCKING IN 1978 [YouTube], Two Left Feet by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], KNBC-4 KABC-7 KNXT-2 1971 Commercials [Obsolete Video/YouTube], Behind the Wheel by Taxi Dancer [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Sojourn by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Word Is Um [collection], Monk chanting night song and playing gong in buddhist temple in Emei Shan (processed) by EduFigg [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE 1979 London radio advert [YouTube], Blue Optic TV commercial (from CityTV commercial block 1984) [YouTube], Prairie Fire (7/11/96) (part D – Wienermobile) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Charles Nelson Reilly – Bic Banana Ad [YouTube].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com