We were delivered to the station last night at 23.00 hours - in time to catch our first train in the 7865km rail journey. We suffered for the first half hour as four of us, dressed for -15° conditions, each with backpacks as big as ourselves attempted to fit into a cabin of 6'5" x 4" with 2 sets of bunkbeds (and other obstacles) whilst it was set to a temperature of +25°. It took some effort, but once we'd unjammed ourselves and lost a few of our warmer layers (although that did make a few of us look like Shakespearian actors with our black thermals for tights), it was really comfortable in there. The cabin attendants brought us tea and insisted we bought vodka and beer from them. The journey was great and although we still have 5 or 6 more full days on a train to come, we still thought it would be a good idea to stay up til 4am looking out the window (in the dark at the same constant scenery). Getting up at 6am for our arrival in Moscow wasn't the best!
Can't go wrong buying vodka from a russian, but don't confuse being pushed around with you taking out the odd native with your enourmous back-pack!!Am your 5th avid follower. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteHiya, you're train trip sounds better than mine- when I left St Petersberg I slept in a bunk and got fleas, I was told that it had probably been used by chickens the night before me! Cx
ReplyDeleteShakesperian actors on a train in Russia drinking tea and vodka - you're making this up now. You're not there just in a studio faking all of this!! Hope you're having fun and not getting run over or barged out of the way too much! xx
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