Remember when I took the Trans-Mongolian train from China to Russia? Remember when I discussed why we worked with Real Russia to get those train tickets, and also the electricity situation while on-board?
Of course you do!
I thought it might be fun to go further down this road and show the exciting world of train food.
Behold!
Things learned:
- Peanut butter is a super food. Travels well, packed with protein, and is versatile.
- Noodle cups, instant oats and instant mash get old quick… but they work since you have access to hot water the entire trip.
- You can buy PBR on the train from Beijing to Ulaan Bator!
- I had one of the best schnitzels of my life on a Russian train.
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No matter what the food was like, Brooke, thanks for a view of the dining car. Was it as nice as it appears in the pictures? Hand carved?
I should have clarified, that was only the Mongolian version of the dining car. The rest of them looked more like the first picture – plain and a little retro. One train we were on had a downright scary dining car. I opted to NOT take photos of those since I was scared! haha
You can ride the first train ALL the way to Moscow without getting off like we did, so I imagine the dining car on that train to be marginally nice since it is the main tourist train.
What a shame! The Mongolian version is very cool!! Did you stop or pass through Krasnoyarsk? We have friends who live there and are hoping to visit them in 2014. A train trip to do that would be tons of fun, I think.
Brooke those pics are fantastic! The Mongolian car is super cool as well but the food, well honestly I’m shocked – it looks great! I am super impressed with Russian train food right now – wow – it looks a lot better than anything I’ve had on any other trains!
There’s peanut buttery, banana goodness on the train? Sold