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Boarding the Trans-Siberian Express
Leg one of the journey from Europe into Asia involves 4 days on a train from Moscow to Irkutsk, deep in Siberia. The Ural mountains form the boundary between Europe and Asia. Once past those it's endless steppe and taiga for thousands of miles. Plenty of time to stop and think, read, nibble on caviar, play chess and practice our vodka toasts. Light relief comes from the 20-30 minute stops every 3-4 hours when the platforms are filled with Babushkas (Russian grandmothers) selling smoked fish, eggs and various other interesting tit-bits for the journey. |
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Doing things properly
Surely all Russians board the Trans-Siberian with a pot of sturgeon black caviar and only the finest vodka? Unfortunately, there's only so much caviar you can eat in a sitting and most of this delicacy went in the bin after a serious overdose. |
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Night-time in Novosibirsk
A late night stop bang in the middle of Asia. One train track heads south into Kazakhstan towards Altay, ours continues on towards Irkutsk. This grime concrete-scape was the site of the soviet space programme of times past and area where the Romanovs were executed in 1917. There is still more than one daft old lady wandering around pretending to be the child Anastasia to this day and asking for her empire back. |
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Dumpling
Not her - IN THE BOWL! Cheryl chowing down on Siberia's staple food. Something between ravioli and Chinese dumplings, this simple fare was all we could extract from the dining car. When you are hungry enough... |
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