Midnight in Siberia: a Train Journey Into the Heart of Russia
“During our trip so far, I’ve seen so many made-for-the-movies scenes of families dropping loved ones off to catch a train, or greeting them with hugs and love as they arrive. It happens everywhere, at every stop the train makes. It’s hard to find that kind of poetry on Amtrak.
I got a small taste when Zhenia and Ira picked us up two days ago. But this evening I am getting the full treatment.
Zhenia and her friend drove to the station separately, just to make sure they’re able to say good-bye.
“...David, this is for you,” Zhenia says. She hands me a magnet, with an artist’s rendering of Nizhny’s rivers and landscape. I’ll cherish it—this city that looks so much like my home, Pittsburgh.
We hug, as Pavel reaches behind me and grabs my roll-aboard suitcase from my hands. “David, let’s go, we have to board.”
Yes, we.
Pavel walks, dragging my suitcase along, boards the train with us, finds our seats with us, and gets us settled until it becomes clear our departure is imminent.MoreLess
I got a small taste when Zhenia and Ira picked us up two days ago. But this evening I am getting the full treatment.
Zhenia and her friend drove to the station separately, just to make sure they’re able to say good-bye.
“...David, this is for you,” Zhenia says. She hands me a magnet, with an artist’s rendering of Nizhny’s rivers and landscape. I’ll cherish it—this city that looks so much like my home, Pittsburgh.
We hug, as Pavel reaches behind me and grabs my roll-aboard suitcase from my hands. “David, let’s go, we have to board.”
Yes, we.
Pavel walks, dragging my suitcase along, boards the train with us, finds our seats with us, and gets us settled until it becomes clear our departure is imminent.MoreLess
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