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Two figures embrace closely inside a train compartment while another figure sits nearby — Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia — Jul 10, 2017 — Russia - Once Upon A Time On A Train — photograph by Tokpa Korlo
Photograph from Russia - Once Upon A Time On A Train — Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia — July 2017 — photograph by Tokpa Korlo
Photograph from Russia - Once Upon A Time On A Train — Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia — July 2017 — photograph by Tokpa Korlo
Photograph from Russia - Once Upon A Time On A Train — Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia — July 2017 — photograph by Tokpa Korlo
Photograph from Russia - Once Upon A Time On A Train — Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia — July 2017 — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Let me tell you a story. Three years ago on the Russian tour our conductor today met Lama Ole.

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY, RUSSIA · JULY 10, 2017

Russia - Once Upon A Time On A Train

She was going through a very hard time, her daughter had just died and now her husband was very sick. She asked for a blessing and Ole consoled her, told her that they would indeed meet again, and not to worry because her husband would survive. Today they met again aboard our 26 hour train to Ulan Ude, and right before my eyes they recognized each other, she broke into tears and they embraced. She said that indeed her husband had survived, and here they were again, reunited in the train where they met the first time. It was such a sweet moment, and I managed to capture it on film, a wonderful tender moment between a Lama and a Russian train conductor, two old friends that met once upon a time in a train. Life is truly beautiful.

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