Well, Google has done it. Check out the following link: Virtual Tour on the Trans Siberian railroad. Though the chess is missing the railroad trip is here. Enjoy!
Here is a segment:
Bobby Fisher playing at the Moscow Central Chess Club in 1957
You are on a stool with a Catholic guy looking at the world through ethnic eyes.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Another idea becomes reality---by someone else.
Many years ago I imagined taking a trip across Russia traveling from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok on the Siberian coast on the Trans Siberian railroad. The Trans Siberian Railway actually runs from Moscow to Vladivistok. My dream had me getting off the train where ever I felt like and meeting the local residents and playing chess at the local chess club. I also thought I would record the entire trip over the Internet before it was fashionable to do such things. People thought I was crazy. I actually started learning Russian, but like so many ideas I have, I never really did anything about it. To be honest I was afraid.
Well, Google has done it. Check out the following link: Virtual Tour on the Trans Siberian railroad. Though the chess is missing the railroad trip is here. Enjoy!
Here is a segment:
Bobby Fisher playing at the Moscow Central Chess Club in 1957
Well, Google has done it. Check out the following link: Virtual Tour on the Trans Siberian railroad. Though the chess is missing the railroad trip is here. Enjoy!
Here is a segment:
Bobby Fisher playing at the Moscow Central Chess Club in 1957
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