Posted: 2006-04-23 14:23:00
Hi
I have travelled on the Trans Siberian, from St Petersburg to Beijing, at the begining I brought supplies with me, then I bought it on stations platforms, as sometimes you spend three days in a row. But I ended up sharing my food with the people in my cabin a Russian couple and an Australian, it was good fun, as it gave me the possibility to sample different food.
I found that the price from the vendors were not that expensive, usually it was local woman bringing home made meat dumplings or noodles.
I dont know about the quality of hygiene, but well in these countries you can t be fussy, i had no problems. The only piece of advice do not drink Chineese coke, it is absolutly disgusting!
Some Chinese trains have restaurant on board, it is more pricy, but it is worth to try may be once to treat yourself.
But to be on the safe side, I think it is worth to bring small piece of food suplu with you, in case you have to share your cabin with rude or nasty people (!? you never know!). But there are always noodle sellers on the platforms or on board of the train.
I hope that will be any help for you.
Take care
Isabelle ---
"It is far more better to have seen it once than to have heard about it a thousand time." Mongolian proverb
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