RE: Taking The Soviet Elektrichka Train to Borjomi from Tbilisi: Part One
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Aahh this reminds me of when I wanted to take the kids on one of the cross country trains we have here to go visit relatives on the other side. The tickets were insanely expensive though, flight was much cheaper so that's what we ended up taking even though it was also much less desirable because of how boring it is.
Train is probably better done with older kids anyway as while there were a few stops on the way I'm not sure how excited they would have been at the ages we were looking at this XD
Interesting train ride even though it sounds like part of it was in the dark? :)
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Yeah the cost of trains tends to be quite overpriced around the world. I was surprised that this was less than a dollar for a 4 and a half hour trip. Sticking true to its original sort of pricing.
Part of it was in the dark, but it made arriving in random brief places quite interesting. Got to quickly poke my head out of the door and have a look around. Also old rustic Soviet buildings that hadn't been touched in decades. So much to see and explore. I love travelling this way simply due to all the history you find yourself passing. The car or plane just isn't the same.
Was it the kind of train where you could get out stretch your legs have a poke around for like half hour or whatever or literally just poke your head out the door and look around and then duck back in before it takes your head off and the journey continues?
It had stops that were longer than others. Depending on the station. A lot of the stops were in really remote areas so there wasn't much need to stop for a while. The train on the way here from Yerevan was like that though, plenty of long ones. Just got too afraid to get overly curious and step away from the train haha
Understandable XD