But I will add that the only way to travel by train is to have a private room.

JustErin said:

ahhh, the meter high club

KidaDynamite said:

LOL, no really. The people you meet, the little out of the way places you stop in, the things you see, THE THINGS YOU DO, lol. Which goes back to: THE PEOPLE YOU MEET, lol. Every town we stopped off in, even if we only had 30 minutes, I'd jump off the train, go outside the station, grab the nearest newspaper, find the nearest bar within 2 blocks, order a Black Russian, then take a minute to drink my drink, skim through the paper, while vibing with whoever (...or sometimes WHATever) was there in the bar, before jumping back on the train to speed off to the next stop.

Some places even had longer layovers, like when we hit Chicago I had about 2 hours to kill. So along with my regular routine, I found the elevated subway, rode around a couple of stops before returning back to the Amtrak station, even had enough time to walk around the city a bit, and it was like 3:30 AM!!!. It was great fun, but boy did I have nerve, lol. It also helped that serval nights of that trip, I had access to a sleeping car with a shower. Some of those Amtrak trains are way-comfy! Complete with bar cars and dining cars.

Essentially, it was a 5 day party as the Nation swept past your windows (several cars complete with sun/moon roofs.).

My longest train trip was overnight from Paris to Berlin. Kind of weird sleeping with everyone on an overnight train (you know what I mean ).

sextonseven said:

Yeah I know what you mean .

My longest train trip was overnight from Paris to Berlin. Kind of weird sleeping with everyone on an overnight train (you know what I mean ).

sextonseven said:

I slept next to a girl who liked like me and a man that overlept his stop and said "FICK FICK FICK!"

i've been riding in coach on the crazy train for years.

All aboard!

(Hahahahaha)

(Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye...)

PDogz said:

That sounds really cool but see I'm not too adventurous on my own, so if that was me every time we made a stop I would find a bench to sit on or walk up the block somewhere and back. That would take up a good 10-15 mins.

ZombieKitten said:

AND during the night my pillow burst and I woke up with feathers all over me - it looked as if I'd killed a chicken!

sextonseven said:

Yeah I know what you mean .

sinisterpentatonic said:

Iy! Iy! Iy!

ZombieKitten said:

Why did you take an exploding pillow with you on the train?

I did the Trans-Siberian Railway back in 1995: Moscow-Vladivostok, 5,800 miles, 6 days, caught up with all my college reading list, and slept like a baby with the train's gentle rocking

Flo6 said:

Was your experience anything like this movie?

Actually I haven't seen it... so I can't compare - which mind you would be an interesting exercise:) But I do remember reading a review of it back when it came out. My vague recollection of it is that it was quite full of stereotypes about Russia/Russians. No breaking news here about a Western production:)
Have you seen it?

Flo6 said:

Yes, I have. Being a typical Westerner that has never been to Russia, I have no idea whether the Russian characters were authentic or not. The overall story was pretty good about two Americans that accidentally get involved with drug smugglers and the KGB agents that are pursuing them on the Transsiberian.