Trans-Siberia- Day 9 – On Board
We spent approximately 7 hours on the Russian-Mongolian border. “Why was the train carriage overcrowded with tourists?”, we wondered. As soon as our train pulled over, we were strictly instructed […]
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Trans-Siberia – Days 7,8 Irkutsk
We left the crowded train station and into a small vehicle that transported us to Listvyanka. We drove into a massive oil painting portrait of the beautiful Taiga. With no […]
Trans-Siberia – Days 4,5,6 TOTALLY ON BOARD
Irkutsk bound. Hordes of people boarded the train en route to rural towns with limited transportation. Not a tourist in sight. We loaded our luggage into our four berth cabin […]
Trans-Siberia -Day 3- Snowed out in Yekaterinburg
We adjusted our watches to +2 hours from Moscow time. Greeted by our tour guide and driver, we drove to our hotel and took it easy that evening. First observation: […]
Trans-Siberia – Day 2 – On Board
It took 28 hours to get to Yekaterinburg, situated on the border of Europe and Asia. The high speed train was better than expected. Besides, what good is a review […]
