This was a short (26 hour) leg, so we drunk vodka with the Mancunian couple next door (Rob and Rachel; also sold their house to travel for a year, but went a step further and sold pretty much everything they owned in a car-boot-sale), before moving to the buffet car to join the three Aussies (Ben, Steve and Narelle) for more drinking. The provodnitsa (carriage attendant) seemed to take a shine to me – well at least that's what I took here prodding my stomach as we left to mean.
The view: so far lots of trees.
Things for sale on the platforms: so far a stuffed owl, a set of blue gilded champagne glasses, several chandeliers and pot noodles.
Sitting in a train for days and days whilst crossing a country? Sounds easy to me...
ReplyDeleteTry walking all the way across one. OK, so it's only a mere 200 odd miles across a particular section of England, but we're proud and sore-footed nonetheless.
Was great, highly recommended when you get back ;-)
Kat