РоссияStantsiya Amur48°32’11” N 135°1’15” E
2 апреля 2018 г., Россия ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We don't quite get to the Chinese side of it, but some of the train route runs very close. Going this way means crossing a 2.6 km bridge - better views than the 7 km tunnel that the westbound trainsЧитать далее
РоссияIkura48°44’2” N 133°3’27” E
2 апреля 2018 г., Россия ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
9,000 km of dry grass, much of it in areas that hit 45°C in the summer. Controlled burning while the ground is still damp is essential.
РоссияTroyebratka50°14’41” N 129°16’35” E 2 апреля 2018 г., Россия ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
This may not seem very exciting to you, but for 8,000km the only deciduous trees have been silver birches. Everything else has been pine, larch and cedar.
We are also out of Siberia, and into the FarЧитать далее
РоссияStantsiya Amazar53°51’42” N 120°52’36” E
1 апреля 2018 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Only the second station with a good number of platform traders offering freshly made food, rather than kiosks selling things in packets.
And where there are people buying sausages ...
РоссияChernyshevsk52°29’5” N 116°59’55” E
1 апреля 2018 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
While we stopped at Ulan Ude for 48 hours of washing, the train did not. This one is noticably dirtier than the last. There's no ageing filter on the photo - that's just the window.
This provodnitsaЧитать далее
РоссияGlinka51°25’20” N 110°3’59” E 31 марта 2018 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
The villages are still well spaced out, but there are more general signs that this is inhabited land. Herds of goats, wheel ruts, mines, a few fences around fields, and even a cat out for an eveningЧитать далее
РоссияIl’ka51°47’25” N 108°17’39” E 31 марта 2018 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Up to Ulan Ude, everything was ground I'd covered before. Sometimes without stopping, or while asleep, but I had been through it. Now we're into virgin territory.
This train seems more sociable thanЧитать далее
РоссияOstrov Burdukovskiy51°50’19” N 107°34’53” E
30 марта 2018 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
With only one whole and two half days to see all Ulan Ude has to offer - and with 2 of the main things on our list being some way out of town - Helen suggested we hire a driver and guide. It was anЧитать далее
РоссияOstrov Burdukovskiy51°50’19” N 107°34’52” E
30 марта 2018 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
What can I say? It's Lenin's head. And it's very big.
ПутешественникIs saying "Lenin" and "Big Head" in the same sentence a wise thing to say.... you could find yourself joining the expulsion list!
РоссияOstrov Burdukovskiy51°50’21” N 107°34’52” E 29 марта 2018 г., Россия ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Rossia train (no.2) Moscow to Ulan Ude.
Weather: -3 - +15°C, but only really above freezing today. Coldest in the middle, warmest in the East (and the buds on the trees suggest a general trendЧитать далее
ПутешественникSo, on to new territory with your next train. Enjoy the northern route.
