Korston Hotel and Casino Moscow

... and fee lunch. We hadn't done too badly with our food and ate quite well throughout the journey (perhaps even better than we had the whole trip so far!). After 6 days, although we had enjoyed the journey immensely, we were looking forward to having a shower (there were no showers on the train) and stretching our legs. We felt pretty manky.

To sum it up, the Trans Siberian is an amazing trip and anyone who complains about it is an idiot...

Love!

Amy and Dave xx

... 8222;Gehören Wonder Bras also auch traditionell dazu?“

Wenn man nichts spannenderes zu erzählen hat die Standardthemen; Verkehr und Wetter: Nachdem ich in Almaty letzten Sonntag mittags im Auto noch 38°C angezeigt bekommen habe und es auch Montag früh um 4 Uhr auf dem Weg zum Flughafen noch 21°C waren, waren es bei der Ankunft in Moskau um kurz nach 9 nur noch 17°C. Auch die Tage über wurde ...

... I broke out in a sweat. I swear that at one point, my eyeballs were even sweating. I actually didn't think that something outside of the inner circle of Hell could get this hot. Everybody else lay on the benches and towels like beached whales, and some even lay on the floor, all with little felt hats or towels on their heads. Dear God, I thought. Let me out! I ran out and grabbed a basin and filled it with water from small baths that people were ...

... success. But unfortunately, VDNH is essentally closed after the collapse of Soviet Union, and it is used as a fairground and some tacky souvenior hall filled with cheap goods. My final stop for the day is a quick hop of all the glorious Moscow metro. According the my guide book, there are a bunch of station worth visiting, namely Novoslobodskaya, Belarusskaya ...

... Had we run aground? No, we were in a queue for the lock. After dinner we strolled around the decks contemplating the happening and listening to theories as the lock was no where to be seen. After finding out what was happening retired to our cabin for a rest. About 9.30 the ship started moving again so we went to see our progress which ended up being very slow and by 11pm we gave up on getting to the lock and go to bed.

Lisa'a cell phone number: +(or 011)-79032235553 The operator can help you if you can't get through. Anway, I have spent all my time thus far in Moscow. I have been asked by many what my initial reaction to and sense of the city is (they are very curious) and my best answer has been: "It's HUGE!" In all things I have seen, heard and felt here there is a sense that to understand the people, culture and even the ...

... some of the huge gothic skyscrapers which Stalin had put up in the soviet era and they really towered above all of the other building. I also went to see a massive statue of Peter the great, but was most impressed with The Cathedrial of Christ the Saviour. Didnt spend long in Red Square though as it is a place renowned for getting stopped by the police, who 'check' your passport to see if you have registered your visa ad then expect a bribe or you end up on a trip to the police ...

... and storing our day to day items (knife,beer,fruits,timetable,camera...) .That reminded me: always keep your camera available,because the scenary changes quickly and you don't have a lot of time to dig it from your bag.Well,actually the scenary won't change but theres lots of nice buildings and **** to shoot. The life at the train was exactly what you can imagine.5 days of drinking,eating,chatting with other travellers and watching hours and hours of houses that looked abandoned.But ...

... naturally) but they were all students and this was the first time they were using their English so they were pretty excited to be making English friends. My name in Russian is "Catarina" which I liked the sound of :-) The next morning though our new Russian friends came looking for us...at 8am....to invite us to the restaurant cabin for more drinks and food and conversation. We managed to hold them off until about lunchtime and by then they had slowed down a bit and were ...

... of brides - they all come to the national monuments either before or after the ceremony. Fabulous national meal at the restaurant at our camp, marred only by Tina falling off a stool & getting a black eye. 3rd - Tour of the city with our Moscow guide Liessa - Uni, future Olympic complex, Red Square again, metro rides to see decorative stations ...