Allegro

We are now on board the high speed train between Helsinki and St. Petersburg. The train is a joint venture between the Finns and the Russians. It is a special design that allows a high speed train to use regular tracks. I'm not sure if I'm impressed or terrified.

The train is appropriately named Allegro and has WiFi, a restaurant, comfy seats and is to make the trip in three and a half hours.

At our first passport check onboard (Finnish customs), we were given our Russian Entry forms to fill out. 😳😳😳😳   We are all still trying to figure out which of the two numbers on our Russian Visa is the Visa number......the instructions were no help!  If we aren't allowed to return home, I guess you'll know we guessed incorrectly!