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Trans-Siberian Railroad – Day 7 and 8 in Suzdal and Vladimir, Russia
Where did I leave off? Late June 2012… Oh yes – days on the rails. It became a little monotonous. And smelly. On the seventh day of the trip we rolled in to Vladimir, a city a few hours outside of Moscow. We got off the train with our packs and walked through the exit …
Trans-Siberian Railroad – days 5 and 6
Wednesday, June 20 and Thursday June 21, 2012 Two days on the rails. I flit between reading a history of Russia, playing on the tablet, napping, reading the guidebook, eating, and staring out the window. This isn’t multitasking, it is my brain seeking entertainment. I catch up on these blog posts. We chat with a …
Trans-Siberian Railroad – day 4
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 We roused early and packed our bags to ready for our next train. We checked out of the hotel after eating another filling breakfast. Bags left at the hotel, we chartered a ride to Lake Baikal. It cost $150 for the day but he stopped anywhere we wanted and spoke a …
Trans-Siberian Railroad – day 3
Monday, June 18, 2011 I woke at about 2:30 AM and could make out the shore of Lake Baikal in the darkness. By about 7:30 we were disembarking the train in Irkutsk. We were met there by a woman with our train tickets for the next segment. She was kind enough to tell us about …
Trans-Siberian Railroad – day 2
Sunday, June 17, 2012 We rolled by a building with blue non-cyrillic letters saying “Mongolian Customs” – it was 5:30 AM. Our train was segmented leaving just two train cars and the rest returned in the direction of Ulaanbaatar. For five hours we sat there. We used the station toilet for 150 tugrik, took photos, …
Trans-Siberian Railroad – day 1
Saturday, June 16, 2012 We said goodbye to Liz, Lisa, and Scott after Pepper made a feast of green chili enchiladas, beer bread, and dozens of cookies. Enkha took us to the train station in Ulaanbaatar which is just a few KM from our apartment. We met Jay there. He is on the same train …
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