Passing the Time

Who knew passing 80+ hours on the train could be so easy. Thanks to Tad we were well supplied with oatmeal, top-ramen noodles, coffee, double stuff oreos, peanut butter and a multitude of celebrity magazines. The train features an unlimited supply of hot water and all you need is a cup. There were 4 of us in a cabin. Jayme and I had the upper bunks while Jen and Tad bickered below.

As we moved east, we began to gain time. A total of five hours from Moscow to Irkutsk, but this is Russia, so everything still operates of Moscow time. It was 2am but all the clocks say 10pm. Good thing it was easier to take a nap when you were tired. The train would stop for 20 minutes, 3 times a day. Enough time to hop off, buy a coke, ice cream or something from a little babushka. You didn’t stray too far in fear of being left behind. Most of Siberia looks like Nebraska. Looking out the window we saw green plains, aspen-like trees and small villages from time to time.

Every day we looked forward to movie night. Our new friend Rupert brought his laptop and we made sure to pick up a few pirated dvds in Moscow. We watched Dejavu , Devil Wears Prada and Sandra Bullocks new movie Premonition. Devil Wears Prada won hands done and for the future we are all going to avoid movies involving time travel.