Posted on 08/24/2016 6:37:28 AM PDT by C19fan
For about $700 you can travel more than 6,000 miles, from Moscow to Beijing, aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway, the single longest railway line in the world. Built between 1891 and 1916 to connect Asian and European cities across the great span of Russia, the Trans-Siberia Railway celebrates its centennial this year. Crossing a record seven time zones and offering up vast landscapes, the world's longest railway line has always attracted adventurers during its 100 years in service.
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Several years ago I thought I'd take my wife to see this Russian orchestra playing Christmas music. Did NOT do any research ahead of time.
Bought tickets right up close. Close enough we felt the heat from the pyrotechnics in the show.
Boy, were we rudely surprised!
I suppose it's a gotta see them....once. Enough.
In the late 80s, I took that Trans Siberian trip. It was part of a train tour from London to Hong Kong. Needless to say it was a trip of a lifetime!
But the part thru Russia was eye opening. We did stop in cities overnight, but got back on the train to resume the ride thru the small towns and white birch forests, looking at Russia and Russians in fleeting glances, and observing life in the countryside at that time.
I didn’t look at the flick yet, but I just had to respond to the topic and my initial thoughts.
Wow, that’s pretty funny. Did you wear a suit and everything while prepared for a night of high culture?
That must have been a shock
Each compartment on the Trans-Sib used to have a loudspeaker which played Radio Moscow 24/7 with no volume switch. Explained why so many Russians took vodka before breakfast.
Beautiful pictures. Very noisy website.
We dressed nice, long sleeve shirt, slacks.
Yes, it was a shock, Women jumping around with cordless guitars, flames shooting 15-20 ft in the air. Acid Rock meets Carols.
Once was enough.
Mannheim Steamroller , our cup of tea.
126 hours is only 5 days. Doable + unforgettable. $700? Chump change. It’s the before and after costs.
Could make good Rubles selling deoderant.
They have a Guarantee: if you do not reach your destination alive you get your money back!
Hospital bills?
Regards,
Didn’t bother to go beyond opining page. Half the pictures from inside train.
I dunno why, but I love sleeping babies.
Rotting horse carcasses, not so much.
I wonder if the rocking of the train puts the baby to sleep. If that is true, I am going out and buying a train.
The trip I took was 1990, not the late 80s as I said in my earlier post. The landscape pictures sure brought back memories. Small towns all alone in the distance, and the forests. There were roads in the middle of nowhere, that crossed the tracks, and there usually was a babushka older woman with a “Stop” sign standing there, and a little stand for her to wait in for trains to come by.
I always kept a menu list of all my meals to China, and this trip included. Rereading it, the meals on the train weren’t bad, and the soups were always good. There was ALWAYS a cucumber and tomato salad and each main dinner plate had a garnish of cuke and tomato. AND every dinner had canned peas. Every dinner! This was mostly a tourist train, so didn’t see the local people travelling as I often did in China.
Thanks for bringing memories back.
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