Yaroslavsky Station

Yaroslavsky Station in Moscow has green and white turrets and pointed roofs. It was built in 1902.

Jaroslavskij Station i Moskva har grønne og hvide tårne og spidse tage. Den blev bygget i 1902.

Polly came in low through the city. Moscow in June was warm. She circled the station and landed on the canopy.

Polly kom lavt ind over byen. Moskva i juni var varm. Hun kredsede om stationen og landede på baldakinen.

The Trans-Siberian Railway begins here. It runs east for 9,289 kilometres, all the way across Russia. It ends at Vladivostok on the Pacific. The line was finished in 1916. It is the longest railway in the world. The main train is called the Rossiya. It leaves Moscow at one in the afternoon. It arrives in Vladivostok seven days later.

Den Transsibiriske Jernbane begynder her. Den strækker sig østpå i 9.289 kilometer, hele vejen tværs over Rusland. Den ender i Vladivostok ved Stillehavet. Linjen blev færdiggjort i 1916. Det er den længste jernbane i verden. Hovedtoget hedder Rossiya. Det forlader Moskva klokken et om eftermiddagen. Det ankommer til Vladivostok syv dage senere.

Polly had a window seat in second class. Her compartment had two upper and two lower bunks and a small table.

Polly havde en vinduesplads på anden klasse. Hendes kupé havde to øvre og to nedre køjer og et lille bord.

Two bunks were taken. One by a quiet older woman reading. The other by a young man with a laptop. He saw Polly and said "OK."

To køjer var optaget. Den ene af en stille ældre kvinde, der læste. Den anden af en ung mand med en bærbar computer. Han så Polly og sagde "OK."

Polly hopped onto the table and looked out the window. The platform was busy.

Polly hoppede op på bordet og kiggede ud af vinduet. Perronen var travl.

At one o'clock, the train moved. The platform slid away.

Klokken et satte toget i bevægelse. Perronen gled væk.

In half an hour, Moscow had thinned to suburbs. In an hour, to small wooden houses called dachas. In two hours, to forest.

Efter en halv time var Moskva blevet til forstæder. Efter en time til små træhuse kaldet dachaer. Efter to timer til skov.

The older woman looked up from her book. "First time?" she said. "It is a long way. Settle in."

Den ældre kvinde kiggede op fra sin bog. "Første gang?" sagde hun. "Det er en lang vej. Slå dig ned."