Interesting pictures of Turkey’s Eastern Express puts romance back on tracks

The Eastern Express travels through Erzincan province en route from Ankara to Kars, Turkey.

People walk along a street in the central Anatolian city of Kayseri, Turkey.

A man herds sheep around an old building in Sarikamis, in Kars province, Turkey.

A man rides a horse-drawn carriage on the frozen lake Cildir, in Kars province, Turkey.

The church of the Holy Mother of God, also known as the Cathedral, stands at the historical site of Ani, in Kars province, Turkey. Ani was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey.

Sibel Uysal, 20, poses for a selfie with her friends before the Eastern Express departs from Ankara province en route from Ankara to Kars, Turkey.

Passengers eat and chat on board the Eastern Express travelling through Erzincan province en route from Ankara to Kars, Turkey.

Mine Nur, 28, hugs Huseyin Emre Sen, 29, after he proposed to her on board the Eastern Express travelling through Kayseri province en route from Ankara to Kars, Turkey. "We love travelling, so this suits us perfectly. This is a short demo of a life-long journey together," said Emre.

A conductor walks along a car as he delivers pillows to passengers on the Eastern Express in Ankara province en route from Ankara to Kars in Turkey.

A worshipper prays outside a mosque in the central Anatolian city of Kayseri, Turkey.