@lewd good luck!

[lewd@zug.network]

@max @tops No, not a single European payment card will work in Russia. The only cards still working are Russian MIR cards and Chinese UnionPay cards. Everything from western countries is strictly blocked. I had to take all my money in cash for the four days in Russia.

[lewd@zug.network]

@artemist I exchanged Russian Rubel in Estonia. Additionally I packed some spare CHF and USD as fallback.

[max@peering.social]

@lewd @tops Ah, then that's distinct from SWIFT which for almost all banks and everyone not on the sanctions list still works.

[jnhlnd@machteburch.social]

@lewd thanks for sharing. I've spent so much days and nights in Russian trains and I would love to come back one day and continue.

[tops@im-in.space]

@lewd so paper RUB, yes, but anything else no?

@max

[lewd@zug.network]

There are red Siemens Desiro and white Siemens Velaro trains outside. Chat, is this Germany ?

#FOSSRail

[lewd@zug.network]

@max @tops Nope.

[lewd@zug.network]

It's 10 p.m. local time in Chelyabinsk, my meal from @diningcar was just served : Grilled vegetables and buckwheat with mushrooms along with some beautifully packaged dark chocolate and juice.

The food served in the trains was far too much - good that it's sleeping time so that I can curl up under the comfy blanket and digest my amazing food.

The train is very suitable for working and as a bonus for tomorrow and Sunday morning, we have showers in the carriage.

Dream well and stay strong !

#FOSSRail #TeamNightTrain #SleeperAndEater

[tops@im-in.space]

@lewd @max that's one way to keep hard currency out.

Krugerands?

IT'S A COIN, OK?

[mpsi@toot.lv]

@lewd Sapsan is also Siemens, isn't it?

[lewd@zug.network]

@mpsi Yes, that's what I meant with the toot.

[wrzlbrnft@troet.cafe]

@lewd At least no Desiro HC or Mireo.

[brainwormqueen@woof.tech]

@lewd this country to this day commits genocide agaisnt ukrainian people. what are you even doing here?

[dnkrupinski@hannover.town]

@lewd

[lewd@zug.network]

We arrived in Moscow late in the evening. I had an excellent night and slept like a baby until 11 a.m. - after a shower it's now time to grab some late breakfast in the @diningcar : fresh potato wedges with mushrooms and the mandatory black tea.

Side note : The have amazing chocolate onboard, I enjoyed already the second bar .

Day six of my journey will be all trains : I woke up in the train and since my sleeper is only going to arrive tomorrow morning, I will spend the next night in my comfortable compartment as well.

#FOSSRail #TeamNightTrain #SleeperAndEater

[kawie@chaos.social]

@lewd danke dass du uns mitnimmst ich liebe diesen thread 🥰 stay safe

[simra@urbanists.social]

me too!

@kawie @lewd

[etwas@meow.catgirl.dog]

@lewd@zug.network @max@peering.social @tops@im-in.space niice and yeah, that is also my current info about unionpay cards in the eu

[lewd@zug.network]

Good morning ! It's 6 a.m. and after round about 32 hours, my comfortable sleeper is slowly approaching in Chelyabinsk next to the Kazakh border.

The ride was fading in time, it feels like I just boarded despite spending two days in the train 🥰.

#FOSSRail #TeamNightTrain #SleeperAndEater

[lewd@zug.network]

I arrived in Chelyabinsk perfectly on time. My urge to leave the station before the cafés in the downtown open is rather limited considering the temperature.

I'll wait until 8 a.m. in the warm waiting hall and then grab some coffee in the city center before boarding my connecting train at 10:20 a.m.

#FOSSRail