The recent posts about VIA Rail and the wonderful food offered on their premier train, The Canadian, started me thinking back to 2011 and my trip to Russia and quite a different dining experience. I went there to take a version of the trans-Siberian … meaning instead of the traditional route from Moscow to Vladivostok,…
It’s always a hard choice for me, when I’m traveling: Do I join a group of strangers for a tour of a town or a cathedral or a chateau? Do I strike out on my own? Or do I relax in a nearby cafe and just watch the day go by with help first…
OK, enough about depressing politics and more about some of the railway stations I encountered on my recent train trip across Europe and Asia. In truth, most of the stations we passed through while traveling between major cities were pretty ordinary. Here’s a good example: the station in the town of Vyazma, a busy railway…
Russia’s Sapsan trains linking Moscow and St. Petersburg sure look like high-speed trains – sleek and streamlined inside and out like the French TGV and the Eurostar, but the trip this morning to St. Petersburg was pretty ordinary, with – just my best guess – speeds topping out at 80 or perhaps 90 mph ……