I hope I have this right ... MCPLMHHSDHOHOKGOLMOSAOGBGN.  21 trains, 2 buses (one of which was rail replacement), a metro and a ferry on (Google tells me) my journey of 2150 miles from Melksham to Narvik (and a couple of detours in there made the mileage higher).   I had been intending to travel to Istanbul (1961 miles), but high temperatures across Southern Europe made me take a decision to divert to somewhere supposedly cooler - though I was still in shirt sleeves all the way on the even longer trip.

Each day a wealth of experiences, and those days of experienced have continued as I explored the area.  NSASB. And I am now headed back - BMHMTLOGKH by the end of today.  So much which I might given time and motivation write up more; there is a motivation not to do it in travelogue.   But here as a starter - six pictures that show people enjoying what is around them in various ways. I have spoken with a number of interesting people, but those feature here are anonymous; a later story, perhaps, about some.  The journey has been rich in listening and observational experience.