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I took a $74, 35-hour train ride. Here are the 7 best and 7 worst parts
- abraxas 5y agoTrains are so wonderful. I don't know what it is about them but I cherish every long train ride. Unfortunately being in Canada I don't get to ride on trains very much but whenever I visit Europe I always try to get around by a train rather than flying. I'm especially fond of the old style Eastern European compartments with six or eight seats to them. It's cozy and you instantly connect with the other passengers through the small talk. It's worth the extra time versus high speed rail. And the tickets are usually cheaper too. Airplanes and airports however, have the exact opposite effect on me and I'm not scared of flying. It's really the airport experience that I despise so much although the loudness of a plane is not very nice either.
- mrg2k8 5y agoI went on a 84 or 87 hours (with a 3 hour layover in the middle) train trip which in 2018 was around 114 EUR, from Irkutsk to Moscow and it was not such a nice experience. I found that people like to romanticize transsyberian train journeys to a point at which it's all bliss. However, I found there's a limit on how much you can watch trees on the window, sleep, read, watch movies, talk to other people, drink tea from the samovar while being crammed in such a tight space with others. I've reached that limit after around 24 hours. If anyone intends on doing such a trip, make sure you arrange it in a way that you have some stops along the way.
- RickJWagner 5y agoIf I ever visit Irkutsk, I'm definitely getting a selfie next to some signs. My family plays the game 'Risk' at holiday times, Irkutsk is one of the featured territories.