...back in Moskva
All set for the 2.5 days long train journey, after buying biscuits, noodles, bread, cheese and some coffee, we said goodbye to the OC members.
The train journey in itself was an amazing experience. It is not allowed to drink alcohol in the train, yet, you can find alcohol on all the stations. All the compartments have this hot water machine, so you can drink as much tea as you want, cook noodles etc. ( by the way, it's true that Russians don't drink water, they drink tea the whole day). We were travelling in the cheapest section, yet we had a mattress, blanket, pillow and sheets for us (Now i know why all the trainees use to hate Indian trains). Some people wanted to talk to me, but as language was a barrier, we kept the conversation limited. A few people also wanted to know if Raj Kapoor was dead or live and whether his production banner and theatre were still running.
We reached Moscow at about 4:30 and had to wait for about 1 hour for the metros to start. I had read somewhere that metros at some places go so deep that you have to stand on the escalators for about 2 minutes. This was the first time i was standing on one. The favourite passtime for couples on these escalator is to kiss each other throughout the journey, and people like me look at the advertising hoardings on the ceiling. Once home after switching trains a couple of times, everyone just fell on the bed.
The train journey in itself was an amazing experience. It is not allowed to drink alcohol in the train, yet, you can find alcohol on all the stations. All the compartments have this hot water machine, so you can drink as much tea as you want, cook noodles etc. ( by the way, it's true that Russians don't drink water, they drink tea the whole day). We were travelling in the cheapest section, yet we had a mattress, blanket, pillow and sheets for us (Now i know why all the trainees use to hate Indian trains). Some people wanted to talk to me, but as language was a barrier, we kept the conversation limited. A few people also wanted to know if Raj Kapoor was dead or live and whether his production banner and theatre were still running.
We reached Moscow at about 4:30 and had to wait for about 1 hour for the metros to start. I had read somewhere that metros at some places go so deep that you have to stand on the escalators for about 2 minutes. This was the first time i was standing on one. The favourite passtime for couples on these escalator is to kiss each other throughout the journey, and people like me look at the advertising hoardings on the ceiling. Once home after switching trains a couple of times, everyone just fell on the bed.
Hey
felt ncie to read about your experiences there. You should write more often....
also heard that Mithun is quite famous there ???
- A
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