RussiaOstrov Ploskiy56°52’28” N 60°29’25” E September 6, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We enjoyed our first night/ day on our first Trans Siberian Train (TST).
It was pretty restless as we had a cabinmate join us at 03.00am but she was v considerate, stowed her stuff as then climbedRead more
RussiaYekaterinburg-Passazhirskiy56°51’23” N 60°36’15” E September 7, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
What a day??!!! We left our accommodation which actually looked more dodgy today than last night!
We walked 20 mins to town which improved immensely the further away from the apartment we got.
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RussiaYekaterinburg-Passazhirskiy56°51’24” N 60°36’14” E September 7, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Following some v loud music we were enthusiastically approached by 2 lovely people inviting us to join the festival celebrating the region of the Urals.
There was music, lectures ( Sadly in Russian),Read more
RussiaYekaterinburg-Passazhirskiy56°51’24” N 60°36’14” E
September 7, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Off to the Museum of history of stone cutting and jeweller art- it turned out to be the best $10 we have spent for days.
The guy on the ticket counter was so smiley and enthusiastic he was lovely.Read more
RussiaYekaterinburg-Passazhirskiy56°51’23” N 60°36’15” E September 8, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We started the morning browsing the fur shops that line the road opp the apartment. One of my fave coats was worth a cool $68,000 aud !!! Needless to say they stayed in the shops!
A great couple ofRead more
RussiaBeloyarskaya Zastava56°45’18” N 60°53’29” E September 8, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Just a couple of photos from the fine arts museum that we were forced to have taken by the v forceful lady looking after this room of artworks!
Then outside we crossed the bridge full of the hugestRead more
RussiaBol’shaya Krivoshchëkova54°59’51” N 82°52’60” E September 9, 2019 in Russia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
TST night 2 was v comfortable indeed. We have had the cabin to ourselves the whole way and the temperature has been more than comfortable.
After “lunch” we took ourselves to the dining car as theRead more
RussiaKamenka55°0’22” N 82°54’50” E September 9, 2019 in Russia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Got picked up and checked in to Hotel N super easily.
Time will tell what Novosibirsk will hold for us before back on the train in 2 days time.
RussiaNovosibirsk55°2’8” N 82°54’2” E September 10, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We changed accomm this am after K got a bit paranoid at Hotel N where they were displaying a sign saying they were using wire taps and cameras!!
To be fair we needed somewhere for tonight so we movedRead more
RussiaNovosibirsk55°2’8” N 82°54’2” E
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The missing meal!!
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This is our third attempt at milk.... hoping it’s not breast milk!!!
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Yep. It still missing something 😲what did it taste like?