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Transsib to Yekaterinburg
... the toilet was the only room in the entire waggon, which allowed the window to be open. So my travel companion once said after his return from the restroom: "The toilet air is really a relief.". Sad but true... Other than that the train ride was absolutely fine. The berths aren't very big but still large enough for me and from the Samowar one can get hot water for 5-minute instant soups and tea at any time.
After 32 hours on the train and 1.819 kilometers since ...
MonuMENTAL Russia
... Russia to be - as St Petersburg felt very European and even Moscow felt quite western (after all, Lenin's tomb looks straight onto a Cartier store).
Our first day descended into the familiar - a local guide showed us how to get around the city, pointing out a number of monuments and showing us where to eat and what life is generally like in the urban part of the Urals. On our tour we visited a number of monuments ...
Trans-Siberian moves slowly to Ekaterinburg
... the early 1700’s, which is when the village was established. All in all, a very pleasant day.
That night, we were due to be collected to be taken to the train station in order to continue our train journey across Siberia but 20 minutes before our due collection time, we had a phone call to say the tour guide was stuck at the station due to another train being late. He had arranged a cab to collect us but we’d have to find the ...
Arrival in Ekaterinburg
... the Russians are avid collectors of ‘stuff’. So we gave her some UK & NZ coins.. After that interchange was completed I needed to rest my brain!!
It seemed as though all the other passengers in our carriage had abandoned us at some point on the journey but I have no idea when. I doubt that we will be so lucky on the next leg when we are on the train for 3 nights – oh dear, who’s decision was this?!!!
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Favourite place in Russia - capital of Urals
... everywhere in Russia – uniformed workers. Officialdom is everywhere. Jobs for the people, I guess. They all seem to be doing nothing, mind you. No wonder they are played so little. Had heard that the Moscow metro was ostentatious, maybe it is in parts, just not the parts I saw. Ekaterinburg’s on the other hand is smart. Marble, wood, fancy stations. 18 rubles a ticket (less than € 0.50). Affordable. Not the biggest metro ...