Donnerstag, 22. Oktober 2009

10. Tabriz - Istanbul - Wien

16.10.2009


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).









17.10.2009

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





18.10.2009





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:






19.10.2008

Istanbul Sirkeci station:










Some more sightseeing in Istanbul:














Train to Bucuresti/Sofia/Belgrade:






20.10.2009

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:



21.10.2009

Early morning at Lököshaza (at the Romanian-Hungarian border)


Finally - 8 minutes delay at Vienna (Wien Meidling station)