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EATING
RUSSIAN
CAFE ABRAMTSEVO
( www.cafe-abramtsevo.ru/ ; mains R250-400; 10am-6pm)
Across the street and down the lane from the main entrance to the museum-reserve, you'll
find this friendly cafe with outdoor seating and a full menu of Russian and international fa-
vourites. Portions are generous and preparations are tasty, making this a good stop before re-
turning to Moscow.
If you don't care for a sit-down meal, there is ice cream and pirozhki (pastries) for sale
from the vendor in the parking lot.
RIDING THAT TRAIN
When taking trains from Moscow, note the difference between long-distance and 'sub-
urban' trains. Long-distance trains run to places at least three or four hours out of Mo-
scow (such as Vladimir), with limited stops and a range of classes. Suburban trains,
known as prigorodny poezdyor elektrichki,run to places within 100km or 200km of
Moscow (such as Abramtsevo, Sergiev Posad and Borodino).
Long-distance Trains
The regular long-distance service is a fast train (skory poezd),which is really a relative
term. Foreigners booking rail tickets through agencies are usually put on a skorytrain.
The best (firmenny)have cleaner cars and more convenient arrival and departure
hours. On long-distance trains, your ticket will normally give the numbers of your car-
riage (vagon)and seat (mesto).
Suburban Trains
Most Moscow train stations have a separate ticket hall for suburban trains, usually
called the prigorodny zal(), which is often tucked away at the side or back of the actu-
al station building. Suburban trains are usually listed on separate timetables and de-
part from a separate group of platforms. These slow trains stop frequently, and have a
single class of hard bench seats. You buy your ticket before the train leaves, and
there's no capacity limit. Prigorodnytrains often utilise an electronic ticket reader to
enter the platform: be sure to save your ticket as it may be checked on the train or
(more likely) as you exit the platform at your destination.
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