Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 895 Travel
Undoubtedly, there are many ways to travel, but that said, most travelers consider flying the Trans-Siberian Railway a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

This is an epic trip that can be described in novels, praised in songs, recorded in travel notes, and portrayed in movies.

Of course, this is only for those modern tourists. If you put the time back tens or more than 100 years ago, this railway represents exile, prison, or even death for many people.

But if you remove those perceptual content, you will find that this railway is just one of the most convenient and cheapest ways to travel from one place to another through the vast expanse of Russia.

The main railway line across Siberia was built between 1891 and 1916, connecting the Russian capital Moscow with the eastern port of Vladivostok.

Originally known as the Trans-Siberian Railway, the railway was laid in southern Siberia between the Ural Mountains and the Russian Far East to connect with the European part of Russia.

But today, the extension of this railway has made it widely recognized that the western starting point of this railway is the second largest city in Russia, St. Petersburg, known as the Venice of the North, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland.

When it was completed that year, this railway was known as the longest railway in the world. If the entire journey is included, it is close to 1 kilometers, even if the railway itself is thousands of kilometers long.

Of course, such a railway is definitely not a single railway as everyone imagines, but a complex railway system consisting of thousands of kilometers of railways, including branch railways, trunk railways and branch railways.

Liang En and the others planned to take a railway trip while heading to their destination this time, so they set off from Moscow, and then headed eastward to their destination on the famous Golden Eagle.

This is a Trans-Siberian express train operated by a British company. The entire train is worth 2500 million US dollars. It is a brand new train and the first train in Russia with separate toilets and bathrooms in sleeper compartments.

What's interesting is that this train has two luxury dining cars and a bar car, each of which can take 64 people.There are pianists or guitarists playing classical music in this car, and the tables of the dining car can be folded up by the windows to convert the space into a lecture hall or a movie screening room.

Of course, the consumption in this kind of place is not cheap. For example, the price of the simplest four-course meal in the dining car is as high as 20 US dollars, and sometimes the dishes are not fully prepared.

But this does not mean that the level of catering is not good. One of the chefs on board is a top master with 30 years of experience in train cooking. He has worked on luxury trains in Germany, Switzerland and France.

According to him, the work here is more challenging than in Europe, because everything is pre-processed on the trains in Europe, just unpack and reheat it.

This is definitely not the case with Russian trains, where everything is fresh and all cooking is done from scratch, from peeling potatoes to arranging the plates.

In addition, the restaurants of several stations have also been restored, and tourists can go to these restaurants to enjoy the specialties of the regions where the train passes.

The reason why Liang En Catering attaches so much importance is because although the Russian autumn fields look very good, it would be a bit boring if there are similar landscapes along the way.

So compared to the unchanging scenery outside the window, Liang En was more interested in the menu on this train that claimed to be the same during the trip, because it could bring him more surprises.

Finally, after a week, Liang En and the others, who were a little tired of train travel, finally arrived at their destination. For the two of them, the journey was really exciting at the beginning, but after a long period of time, it felt a bit bad.

"Finally I can relax a bit." Joan of Arc stretched on the platform. "Taking the train was fun at the beginning, but the more you go, the more you feel like you're in prison."

"You're right. Even the most luxurious trains have a very small space. Although the Russian trains are the ones with the largest space among the trains of other countries, they are still too small compared to the opposite side."

Liang En nodded in approval. "Fortunately, we have arrived now. At least for us, the trip has come to an end. We can directly ask about the origin of the previous jade pendant."

Abakan is a city in the south of Eastern Siberia, Russia, the capital of the Republic of Khakassia, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Yenisei River and its tributary, the Abakan River in South Siberia, at the southern end of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir, adjacent to the Minusinsk Basin. The latitude is the same as Hamburg and Minsk.

This is an old city, established in the 70s, it is an important railway hub and river port in Siberia, and now the city's main economy comes from the processing of agricultural and forestry products.

After leaving the train station for a while, the car stopped in front of the largest Orthodox cathedral in the area.Walking through the iron gate, a white church building stands in the middle of the empty space.

In front of the church is a five-story bell tower with a circle above and below, and at the back is the main church building in a square shape. The two floors are connected by corridors and aisles.Six golden "onions" of different sizes stand on the top of the two floors, shining in the sunlight.

Walking along the steps into the church sanctuary, the interior is a cross structure, which is used to symbolize Jesus' death on the cross.In the five-story golden shrine on the huge icon wall on the front, there are inlaid portraits of the Holy Father, the Virgin, the Son and various other saints and saints.

Some holy images are covered with a layer of silver or silver gold-plated metal concave-convex images, leaving holes in the face and hands to reveal the holy face and hands inside, forming a perfect combination, making the holy image look more three-dimensional and vivid.

There is a podium-like altar in front of the icon wall, where the bishop leads the believers to pray, so it is also the most important position in the entire temple.

There are also some facilities on both sides of the altar. The east side is dedicated to the crucifixion of Jesus crucified, and the west side is surrounded by a golden screen to form a confession room.

The surrounding walls and dome are covered with various exquisite murals, one by one, telling stories from heaven one after another high above.The whole church is solemn and magnificent.

Although it is not a sect, Joan of Arc prayed silently after entering the church, then turned to look at Liang En and asked, "What are we doing here, are we visiting the church?"

"Ah, no, of course not." Liang En said while pulling Joan of Arc through the side door of the church, "It's just that the person we're looking for is a priest who works here."

"Ah, so that's the case." After hearing Liang En's words, Joan of Arc nodded, and then followed him through the side door of the church to the living area behind the church.

This is a building that looks similar to the style of the church, but if you look closely, you will find that the traditional building is only the exterior, and the inside is a modern building.

Because they had already contacted each other on the train, Liang En and the others walked into the building after chatting with the guard at the door, and then knocked on the door of a room on the second floor.

(End of this chapter)