September 19th | 19 сентября
Romain Gressot
4 p.m. - In Moscow-Blagavechtchensk train.
- I've had enough of this train.
- I should have used my alarm clock to get used to the time zone transitioning.
4.48 p.m. -
- Long stop. I hop off to buy food.
- Then, sit in the sun. Enjoying fresh air. Saw sunrise from the train this morning.
- Don't know what to do with my vodka bottles. I feel so stupid with it. I expected the train ambiance to be a bit wild. But everybody was neat. I'm just a dumb tourist full of cliché, and vodka bottles.
- Some stray dogs around. Nice ones, that enjoy petting.
5.16 p.m. - Train starts again
- Making plans about what has to be done once in hostel: -Sumary of trip until now - Find apartment to rent - List who I met - Plan for the month - Think about what this canal actualy is, and change it.
- I think people from Ouest Russia don't know much about East Russia people.
6.26 p.m. - Ongoing
- Two guys make prayers in front of me. I take notes about the different gestures they make. They are Muslims.
- They pray on the bench. They use a little towel that they put in front of them, where their head touches the bench. They are on their knees, on the bench. They tell me to not be bothered. So I'm not. I just stop writing and look trough the window. It feels like a solemn moment, so I feel like staying silent, since we are only a meter apart. I'm just staying silent while he does his prayer, like I wouldn't eat a burger in front of a guy doing exercice.