Garden Apple Novosibirsk

... Russian delights. Up until this stage there hadn&#8217;t been a lot of options when at the stations and pot noodles were becoming rather tiresome! <br><br> <br>Notes on Trans-Siberian travelling:<br><br>·Bring a roll of loo paper. Whilst the toilet is generally well stocked its not always guaranteed. <br>·Baby wipes and dry shampoo are your new best friend!<br>·Stock up on more than pot noodles. Some of the stops barely have ...

... Fett), Käse und getrockneten Fisch. Bei den längeren Zwischenstopps kann man außerdem aussteigen und bei den Babuschkas was zu Essen kaufen. Es gibt Krautsalat, Faschiertes und Pelmeni. Trotzdem haben wir es geschafft, dass wir Samstag Abend doch noch Hunger bekommen haben. Aber alles kein Problem. Alexej hat beim Zwischenstopp in seiner Heimatstadt Nowosibirsk jede Menge Essen von seiner Mutter mitbekommen und uns ...

... kurze und koerperbetonte Kleider :-) Unsere Gast-Mutter hat uns jeden Tag mit einem super Fruestueck ueberrascht. Es war so gross, dass wir den ganzen Tag davon zerren konnten und erst am Abend wieder etwas zu Essen brauchten. Heute geht es weiter Richtung Irkusk (Baikalsee). Dies sind erneut 40 Stunden Zugfahrt.Wir freuen uns schon darauf und sind gespannt mit wem wir dieses mal das Abteil teilen werden.

... job security. Most Russians our age seem pretty apathetic...a good sign, really- apathy can be seen as a function of content. Above all though, you get a sense that Russia is a country that seems remarkably at ease with an uncomfortable past- probably because the place is doing so well these days that the average Russian only has time for the future. One often reads of how the EU is now banging on Russia's door...but this reality becomes all ...

... how cold it is outside by the amount of steam you can create. Slept well. 25th Feb Heard England beat France (6 Nations). Went to the restaurant car in the afternoon for coffee - then back later with Gemma and Daniel for Champagne and Borcsh as you do! Time seems to be going very quickly. 26th Feb Last full day on this train before arriving at Irkutsk. Tony has new ...

... part of her group, because she had a couple of extra spots, and it would only cost us a fraction of the cost. We were skeptical of course, but we made sure we were inside and past the ticket check before we handed her any money. We dealt with the Russian train ticket office for the first time also. Our Trans-Siberian guidebook has good templates to copy some text down and hand to the non-English speaking staff. The teller laughed (to our relief) when we handed ...

... gardens have fountains and statues and are more impressive than the palace was. We ended our day on Nevsky Prospect, the main street in St. Petersburg since Peter built the city. We had a much better Russian dinner tonight that consisted of fish soup, garlic bread, veal, and pelmeni (Russian dumplings). Tomorrow we plan to visit Peterhof and a ...

... worn out it only goes off once every 3 months, it did not go off while we were looking at it. Lunch was a weird affair, we really did not know what to do, it was like a buffet and you pointed out what you wanted paying only for what you get, I suppose we have the same at home but it would be like that throughout all of Russia, if you order something you then have to pay extra for the sides, nothing really comes with salad, or chips or rice. After finishing our city tour Natasha ...

... in more or less anyway). Once back in the hostel I found that my room was now full of people and it was all guys. I finally asked the student working at the hostel (it was all run by students) if I could switch to the other room as I was told there were a few more women there but mostly, less people overall. Given that on the web site they advertise that they have single sex dorm rooms I figured it was not too ridiculous a request. She moved me over and later in the evening the ...

... is due south . I have a 'shower' in the wash room and quickly feel like I need another one. The train is centrally heated and we bask in the heat wearing tee shirts and pyjamas. Flip flops and bemused smiles. Smoking is permitted , but only in the join between carriages . Where there is no heating. It's like entering an arctic blizzard with snow and ice well and truly stuck to the insides of the doors and the steel floor . Thus a fag break ...