Google Train

I enjoy a nice train ride every now and then but a two-day virtual ride is a bit much. Nonetheless, Google's virtual Trans-Siberian journey may be an interesting way to see the Russian countryside and pass some time on a slow day.

From HuffPo...

Google Russia, in partnership with Russian Railways, is offering free "virtual journeys" along the entire Trans-Siberian Railway, beginning in Moscow at the Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal and ending in Vladivostok, a port on the Pacific Ocean.

The video shows the view from a train window on the rail route that spans two continents, 12 regions and 87 cities. The entire trip takes days to complete and Google has provided audio entertainment for the virtual journey, including the sounds of the rumbling wheels, Russian radio, and an audiobook of Tolstoy's War and Peace.

Google Maps' Trans-Siberian Railway site also includes an interactive map that will show you where you are in your trip and bookmarks for you to jump to different sections of the train's path.

The YouTube video doesn't have sound. Go to Google's Trans-Siberian Railway page for audio and the map.