I’ve complained before about the horrors of trying to buy train tickets. Well, Hannah and I went to the train station expecting to waste much of the day buying tickets for our upcoming Trans-Siberian adventure. We were, for once, pleasantly surprised.

We were already standing in a line when we noticed a couple ATM-like machines along one wall that no one was using. Upon further investigation, we found it was possible to buy tickets with a credit card using these machines. It gave us much more control. We could chose exactly the places we wanted without having to speak to an unpleasant woman behind a window. There were a few annoyances, like not being able to buy only one lower bunk per order, but we made it work. Knowing how easy that was, I now wonder why anyone stands in line to buy tickets.

Pictures from my week with Hannah