Tabriz train station:
Dining car on the train Tehran - Tabriz - Van - Tatvan - Ankara - Istanbul:
Iranian-Turkish border:
Changing to the ferry to cross the Van lake (between Van and Tatvan, the ferry trip takes ~5 hours).
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Early morning on the ferry:
Arriving at Tatvan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U94PcS3a8P4
Changing again to the train:
Iranians make party on the train:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMGFDuMfozc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEbqD73vQ0w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua_NbGW-g6U
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Train engineer:
Praying passenger during the 20-minute-stop at Ankara:
High speed line Ankara - Eskisehir (our train used the old line):
Family from Iran on the way to Istanbul:
Arrival at Istanbul with 4 hrs delay:
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Istanbul Sirkeci station:
Some more sightseeing in Istanbul:
Train to Bucuresti/Sofia/Belgrade:
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Turkish border station Kapikule - everyone has to get off to get the passport stamped...
In Bulgaria:
Veliko Tarnovo:
Danube river bridge between Bulgaria and Romania:
Bucuresti:
Train Bucuresti - Budapest:
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Early morning at Lököshaza (at the Romanian-Hungarian border)
Finally - 8 minutes delay at Vienna (Wien Meidling station)
