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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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