Yekaterinburg

So, stop number I can't remember. We are here for nearly an hour, so plenty of time to shop for necessities, and have a wander along the platform before my legs seize up! It was here the Romanov'sEn savoir plus
So, stop number I can't remember. We are here for nearly an hour, so plenty of time to shop for necessities, and have a wander along the platform before my legs seize up! It was here the Romanov'sEn savoir plus
2nd big stop today, no more really until tomorrow. Going to taste the delights of the restaurant car later though. Engine change again and the blokes were out with their hammers, testing theEn savoir plus
It's cold out and I've woken up to find we've lost another 2 hours, so now 4 hrs ahead of Moscow and 6 ahead of England! Went through Omsk in the night. Saw some lovely stars too as it was very clear.En savoir plus
Here for nearly an hour, so again a good time to get provisions. The train is 12 carriages long plus 2 service wagons. It's a lovely bright sunny day with glorious blue skies.
I decided to take a picture of the setting sun through the trees, and got a telegraph pole too!! Second go is better. The bear is Stu's, getting in all the pictures.
We are late! So far we have been on time everywhere, but we've arrived here about half an hour behind. Had a quick trot along the platform, but it was too cold to stay out for long. Stu is getting hisEn savoir plus
Now arriving, for 2 minutes, at Tayshet. We were joined in our compartment by 2 railway workers last night. They arrived about 9:30 and left us in the early hours, about 3 a.m. Later, there was a bitEn savoir plus
Just nipped out but it's too cold to stay out long! Here for 13 minutes, so long enough for Stu to have his nicotine fix, but there's no food on the platform here. It's not too bad really, as we gotEn savoir plus
Now in Kuytun, over an hour late! Have to make up some time.
Late, running about an hour behind. Changing the engine here, we've now got a blue one! Managed to buy some provisions, but there was only 1 shop and it was quite busy. Only needed cheese spread, so IEn savoir plus
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Oh yes, the ubiquitous IKEA, famous yellow and blue box!! 😅😅