Sapsan bolshoi.

7am train after twilight walk til midnight, and vodka in room.  I always pack when I lay out my final clothes, meds, and bsth amenities. so did after tour and before dinner last night.  Then I am not rushed when I wake or panicked if it's not working.  I do this every few days.   After three weeks of souvenirs, I can't pack any more in my bags!  They are So heavy with African artefacts and fabrics, not to mention Three liters of Greek olive oil!

1000 ruble pre arranged hotel taxi.  No messing around this time.

Thrown out of station

I was 30 min Early so Popped in a Coffee and black currant pastry to recompose self.  Angel taxi wanted me to go 45 min earlier!!

(Which art school) on cafe wall

Nice, modern, new, fast 

We get up to 200kmh but it's not smooth enough to snap a pic like on Shinkansen 

About one stop for two minutes each hour...

... Which is a Crew smoke break

No recline but had nice hour nap

So consumerist!

The only seats that recline are the front facing seats at a table.  Why??

Business class seats wide but don't recline!  Coffee and exhaustion put me right to sleep even at 90 degrees

Free biz class Wifi requires a mobile phone to get a code but no mobile coverage.  It's Russia.  Receive code an hour into trip.  Seat power.

Decent food.  Three choices breakfast in Three course Menu balances the total calories!  

Nice service.  World's loudest girl sitting next to me..  Hmmm, she should live in Los Angeles like Her cousins do.

Zero to see... Endless Forest 

Arrived in Moscow, schedule defined and confirmations emailed. first day st Pete blog written, train blog written, napped.  Well done!