We were up at 6am to take metro to belorusky station ( via park cultury). The moscva express departed at 0800. Very comfortable cabin, ensuite shower and wc, and tv with DVD player in room. The food was also excellent, Russian soup, salad and pork chop.
Short stops at smolensk, and Minsk, where the engine was changed.
At the Russian border we had a much longer stop as the bogies were changed, moving from Russian wide gauge to the narrower European gauge. The process is interesting and takes a couple of hours as each carriage is jacked up, and the undercarriage (or bogie) is swapped out along the track.
The next stop was in Belarus, at terespol, with some serious looking customs and migration staff.
Robert and I took advantage of the DVD player to watch series 7 of Lost. We also took advantage of the ensuite shower: hot and powerful.
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Location:Moscow to Berlin
6am! Fortunately it's summer. ;)
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