Trans Siberian

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On the train I am in a Cabin with 4 beds there is just me and a French girl in there, she is living in French Guiana (South America) working as a social worker although she is originally from Paris.

In my Wagon there is me, my French roommate, 1 American, 2 French, 2 Swedish, 1 from Norway and 8 Chinese Girls. The train is not very full and most people have space in their cabins this is probably due to the time of the year….alot of people in Moscow and on my way there said it was crazy to do this trip in the winter.
Every few hours the train stops and people can get off and buy things from the station, there are small shops on the platform or sometimes there are local people selling a selection of things.
So far the scenery is mainly swampy or forests, the towns we have passed mainly consist of small wooden shacks and in some of the bigger ones there are one or two soviet style apartment buildings.

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Photos

View
This is what the countryside looks like for most of the first part of the journey.

Trees
The vast majority of this area is trees

Typical Houses
These seem to be the typical houses in this part of Russia.

View
View from the train, just crossing a bridge into a town.

Comments

[Julia]

Crazy tripsters
So..... was it crazy to do this trip in the winter?

[SamODell]

No, i think it was good in the winter Siberia is ment to be cold right?