RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 8 Nov 2008 | Views [652]
After only 1 day in Yekaterinburg, we left on Saturday 8 November on the 8.42am train to Nizhny Novgorod. We had 1st class tickets, so we had our own cabin. It turned out to be the best train yet, as we got fed a hot meal - for FREE! The man came around ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Friday, 7 Nov 2008 | Views [359]
Michael and I arrived in Yekaterinburg Thursday evening, and got the metro to our hostel (another converted Soviet flat). Friday we visited the Church of the Blood, built and dedicated to the murdered last Tsar family, the Romanovs. It was an enourmous, ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Thursday, 6 Nov 2008 | Views [370]
This was the longest leg of our trip, at 35 hours. We hopped on the train, that went from Irkutsk to Minsk, and shared a kupe with a sweet older Russian woman who was going to Novosibirsk and then flying home to Yakutsk in the faaar north. She bought ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Thursday, 6 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 5 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery
Krasnoyarsk
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 5 Nov 2008 | Views [436]
We had to find somewhere to stay when we arrived in Krasnoyarsk. After walking the streets in the snow for half an hour or so, we found and checked into a gastinitsa (hotel) from the Soviet era that had a view onto the river, but a bath less than a ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Tuesday, 4 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Tuesday, 4 Nov 2008 | Views [418]
This was the first train where we shared a compartment with other people, and it turned out we shared with Edward from Ulan Ude, who spoke very little English, so our phrasebook got a good workout. The carriage lady was very sweet, and had rings on ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 3 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery
Irkutsk
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 2 Nov 2008 | Views [278]
Our 'hostel' in Irkutsk turned out to be a flat that a couple rented out the dorm beds/private rooms to tourists, and it was just us and an English guy there. Our first day there Michael and I tried to get the local bus to Lake Baikal, but our information ... Read more >
MONGOLIA | Saturday, 1 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery
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MONGOLIA | Saturday, 1 Nov 2008 | Views [556]
We departed UB on the 1.50pm train on Friday 31 October. The railway station was pretty busy, with young people hanging around for no apparent reason, and many locals boarding the train with an array of bizaare things, such as jeans, handbags, net curtains ... Read more >
MONGOLIA | Friday, 31 Oct 2008 | Views [459]
We decided to splurge on breakfast this morning. There is something very comforting about bacon and eggs. We went to the Museum of Mongolian History yesterday. It's a shabby little museum with good displays on the Mongolian Empire and it's demise.... Read more >
MONGOLIA | Wednesday, 29 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery
Terelj National Park
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MONGOLIA | Wednesday, 29 Oct 2008 | Views [927] | Comments [1]
Our guesthouse arranged for Michael and I to stay a night in a ger (traditional round felt tent) with a Mongolian family in Terelj National Park. The National Park is only an hour or so on a terrible road from UB. The park was very dry (as is everywhere ... Read more >
MONGOLIA | Monday, 27 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery
UB
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MONGOLIA | Monday, 27 Oct 2008 | Views [360]
Ulaanbaator is the capital of Mongolia, and it's COLD here (about 0 everyday). The city is not attractive, with lots of construction, footpaths, buildings and roads in general disrepair, as well as a lot of dust and a fair amount of rubbish lying around.... Read more >
MONGOLIA | Saturday, 25 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery
Train to Ulaan Baator
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CHINA | Saturday, 25 Oct 2008 | Views [375]
We got up @ 5:30am this morning and grabbed the metro to the train station. We got there about 7am and after the quick security check we walked straight onto the train. We had a 1st class cabin equipped with bunk beds, a small table, lounge chair and ... Read more >
CHINA | Friday, 24 Oct 2008 | Views [280]
We took our time getting going this morning. I organized and packed up my bag, while Meredith wrote in our daily journal. After getting cleaned up we headed to the only working Tibetan Buddhist temple in Beijing. The Yonghe Temple was founded ... Read more >
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