Ural Hotel Perm

... During the day I read a bit, played cards and eat mainly. The views have thus far not very good it has mostly been trees. I am having banna sandwiches for lunch and noodels for dinner which I will be having over the next few days. There is a hot water dispenser at the end of the hallway . I managed to have my first shower as well or sink whoer as it is ...

Unser erster Tag in der Transsibirischen Eisenbahn neigt sich dem Ende zu. Wir chillen ein bisschen in unserem Abteil und erholen uns von den gestrigen Aufregungen. Gestern war es noch ziemlich stressig. Christine und Petra sind ja um vier Uhr in Moskau gelandet und wir haben uns für 18.30 am Jaroslawski Bahnhof verabredet. Ich bin uuuur zeitig in der Früh aufgestanden, weil ich noch die Tickets für die Strecke Ulan Ude nach Ulan Bator von einem Reisebüro ...

En nyt tosta sijainnista ole yhtaan varma, kun ei tullu tarkemmin laitettua muistiin missa millonkin oltiin, mutta kylla ton pisteen ainakin samalla radalla pitais olla. Kolmas paiva tassa junassa. Raportoitavaa ei juuri ole. Junassa on tylsaa, tylsaa ja sita samaa. Tai olishan tas tietty kaikkee kivaa puuhaa, vaikka kielen opettelua, mut ei jaksa. Ainakaan taal ei voi kiirehtia mihinkaan. Aikaa tulee kaytettya lahinna nukkumiseen, syomiseen ja erilaisiin kirjallisiin- ja ...

How many drunk people can you fit on a train? That is the question we were all asking ourselves on the train journey from Irkutsk to Perm. And poor Jessica and Carsten, as it was mostly in and around their cabin. We just had the gassy lady to contend with, he he! We are really glad we stopped off in Perm, even though we were advised against it by a guy we met in Irkutsk. We loved Perm. It has a really good atmosphere and is actually quite a vibrant little town. Plus it ...

... be a a bit less intense as we visit the Kungar Ice Caves, to see the caves and all the staligtites and staligmites.......if anyone needs a reminder as my mother would say Staligtites hang down....like a pair of tights on a washing line!!!!!!! We are staying at a "Homestay" which is a 6th floor apartment of a Soviet-era apartment block. The Sheraton it certainly isn't, but the family are lovely, and after arriving we discovered ...

After queuing for 1 hour the day before for tickets, we returned today and managed to successfully book tickets to Irkutsk. We ended up spending the rest of the day sitting in the hostel waiting for 3 french people to come back that we had met earlier in the day. We managed at 8pm to weave our way through the metro, which was decorated with marble floors and massive chandeleers, and then met up with another french man, Phillipe, who helped us to ...

La stazione di Mosca non e tra le piu belle, ma dopotutto partire alle 2130 era ancora un orario accettabile. Il treno non era bello come quello da San Pietroburgo a Mosca ma pur sempre in ordine. Le 20 ore di viaggio sono passate dormendo senza problemi di notte e leggicchiando e guardando fuori dalla finestra durante il giorno. La vista era spettacolare. Chilometri di boschi colorati, raramente case, praterie ...

When we stop Babushka's (old women) surround the train platform offering traditional food and snacks as well as the typical Russian souvenirs. Were travelling on the number 10 train which only runs about once a week, so its safe to say if you get off at one of the stops and then miss it you're in trouble and stuck in the middle of Siberia. which nearly did happen on ...

... certains de mes voisins, je me rend compte de la chance que j'ai eue. Ceci dit, un des camarades de compartiment de Rachel est un vieil ukrainien avec des tatouages de taulard, a ce qu'elle me dit. L'ambiance en platzkartny est plutot calme, voire feutree. Il y a des corps partout, mais apparement les russes ont l'habitude d'une telle promiscuite, qui doit etre la meme dans leurs appartements. D ...