Aboard the Trans-Siberian train, life is simple for four days: eat, sleep, read, talk, take the apero, eat, sleep, etc... That's a wonderful time where you end up relaxed as you've never been before.
But when you're offered the chance to stop at a station for more than 5 minutes, you really come to appreciate getting off the train and walking around the platforms.
Perm (ะะตัะผั) is mostly an industrial city and also the entry point to the Ural Mountains.