The second day in train went by in a matter of moments. Some chit chats, Trivial Pursuit games and few stops in villages. We got off the train to buy the fruits - forest strawberries and raspberries - from the locals that come to the platforms to sell it to the train travelers. Towards the end of the day we were approaching Yekaterinburg… also the weather changed though. It was suddenly stormy outside. An hour later, eight o’clock Moscow time and ten o’clock local, as the train entered slowly the city’s train station, the sun came out from behind the clouds. The train station here is very modern and new. Obviously recently renovated. With huge electric screens, even outside the train station, it is actually possible to see the train arrivals and departures from virtually
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