Voronezh to St. Petersburg and Back (more to come)

Since we had 10 days to spare, we decided to go to St. Petersburg. Ludmilla was unable to purchase a First Class compartment for 2 on the train, but was able to purchase all 4 seats in a Second Class compartment. Riding a farm animal would be more sanitary than riding second class.

The carriage we were in was so skanky that we would not even allow our bare feet to touch the ground. There were people who used our carriage before our stop. The conductor did not change the bed linens, pillows or blankets. We left the blankets on the top bunks and used our towels as pillows.



Here is a view looking down the corridor on the train.

David was yelled at by the train conductor because he used the bathroom while the train was parked at a station. Normally the bathrooms are locked at each station as they dump directly onto the tracks.


If any of you have seen the movie "Twister" you know of the device known as "Dorothy." Dorothy was the device sent into a tornado to measure wind speed, etc. We had our own "Dorothy." This one dispenses boiling water to use for tea, coffee, hot cereal, etc. There is a Dorothy in each First and Second Class train car.




We are packing to go home. Keep looking at this blog for further updates