My New York

モスクワでの6日の日程を終え、駅まで送ってくれたクセニアさんに別れを告げて、サンクト　ペテルブルグに向かいます。
サプサンсапсан（隼）号で移動します。二等とそれほど値段の差がなく、昼食がつくので、ビジネスクラス（三階級の二等車）に乗りました。席は革張りで、飲み物と昼食がサービスされます。ちょっと贅沢気分です。行程4時間半足らずに700kmを飛ばします。日本の新幹線よりも小ぶりですが、ベルギーのThalysやアメリカのAccelaよりはちょっと大きく感じました。
モスクワを出ると、田園、森林地帯をひたすら走ります。4時間半ですがあっという間についてしまいました。始発と終着駅なので飛行機みたいにゆったり乗り降りできるのがいいですね（大きなスーツケースがありますから）。
After spending all of 6 days in Moscow, we had to say goodbye to Ksenia san, who brought us around Moscow and sent us to the station,thank you Ksenia san, and we would head to St. Petersburg.
We selected for the way to there as Cапсан (Hayabusa). Second Class (or Business Class) of three classes, was chosen by us. Our tickets were available by Internet. The places are not so difference between the second class and third class. in price,Including lunch and beverages. Seats are made of leather. We enjoyed a little luxury feeling. We will skip the 700km by less than four and a half hours to St, Petersburg. I felt cars of train were just a smaller than the Japanese Shinkansen, 新幹線. But I felt a little larger than the Accela of US or Belgian Thalys of super express trains.
Left out of the Moscow city , it run in the countryside and the forest near by. It was four and a half hours, but I did not feel long time. It was comfortable because both station were terminals. It is same feeling using air plane. (because we have a large suitcase).