{"id":6979,"date":"2010-12-27T08:22:30","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T13:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=6979"},"modified":"2010-10-17T04:59:03","modified_gmt":"2010-10-17T09:59:03","slug":"welcome-to-platzcart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiawheeling.com\/?p=6979","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Platzcart"},"content":{"rendered":"

We woke up our last morning in Novosibirsk feeling we had spent way too little time there, headed down for another huge breakfast that couldn\u2019t be beat, feasted on the internet for a good 4 hours, and then decided to head out for a bit of wheeling.<\/p>\n

Part way through the wheel, we decided to stop in to a little cafeteria style restaurant to get some plates of meat, salad and Grechka. Grechka is a very Russian and particularly tasty buckwheat pilaf, which you can imagine playing a role similar to rice in many meals.<\/p>\n

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We then headed to the grocery store to load up on supplies for the trans-Siberian ride over to Krasnoyarsk. The grocery store ended up being full of fantastic products, like this apple juice, or these cream filled candies.<\/p>\n

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There had been some trepidations, mostly among my half of the team, as to whether we\u2019d be able to find somewhere on the Trans-Siberian trains to store the bikes. Now AsiaWheeling is pleased to officially report that there is plenty of room for folding bicycles and the Trans Siberian Railway.<\/p>\n

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We were also, at the advice of our Siberian Bureau, riding Platzcart, which is the lowest sleeper class on the train. AsiaWheeling is also pleased to officially report its strong support for travel in Platzcart. One is given more room for one\u2019s luggage, placed in an environment where one is more likely to make friends, and in our opinion given more security for one\u2019s belongings. Due to the cheaper nature of the tickets, thieves are less likely to snoop around. Also, they are forced in platzcart to do so in the open, in plain sight of all the fellow passengers who you\u2019ve just made friends with, and who are now offering you bites of home grown tomatoes and shots of cognac.<\/p>\n

Some of platzcart characters include:<\/p>\n

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So with the bikes stored, we had nothing to do but sit back and watch Siberia roll by. And my goodness was Siberia lush and green as it rolled by. We understand that we came to visit during the few months when it is not brutally cold, but ladies and gentleman, you\u2019ve got to give credit where credit is due.<\/p>\n