Ural Hotel Perm

Well I have done my first of 4 straight days on the train. I muse admit I am starting to fell a little bit stir crazy already and will deifnatley be looking forward togettingoff the train on the 5th day. All of us sleept really well last night it has been the best night sleep of my journey so far. Even though the train was rocking I slept for a good 8 ...

... musste. Selber habe ich es nicht geschafft, diese Tickets zu organisieren, mir wurde immer gesagt, dass es keine freien Plätze mehr gibt. Anscheinend gibt es da Agenturen, die alle Tickets sobald sie in den Verkauf kommen aufkaufen, um sie dann mit einem heftigen Aufschlag weiter zu verkaufen. Ich habe für 3 Tickets 15.400 Rubel gezahlt - am Bahnschalter hätten sie nicht mal 7.000 gekostet. Gut, aber das ist ja eigentlich eine andere Geschichte. Was ...

... Kaverimme Fen ja Du ovat kylla ihan mahtavia heppuleita. Hopottavat meille kiinaks jotain ja sit kattovat ihmeissaan, et ettekste nyt noin yksinkertaista asiaa tajua. Ne syo ihan helvetin paljon nuudelia. Syo ne kyl kaikkee ihmeellistakin kanan varpaista alkaen ja tarjoovat aina meillekkin. Ulkonaosta riippuen joko maistan tai en. Annika tietysti ei, jaa paitsi kurkkua. Huomaatteko miten jannaa. Syomista... Kirjoittelen kohan on jotain asiaa. Pistanpa kuvia nyt ainakin.

... at all. There we were, Russian dictionary in hand, trying to decipher each choice on the menu. Imagine how difficult that is when the Russian alphabet is completely different to the English alphabet, and so even finding the right word is a challenge. In the end, we just pointed to one of the breakfast options and hoped for the best. Luckily that worked out for us so we were well fed in the hotel too! Although the language barrier is a potential problem, it is so much fun!!

Hello again We've moved onto Perm now, which in Soviet Times was a restricted city, even to Russian citizens, and never appeared on any maps!!!! This was due to a huge (and I mean HUGE) tank/cannon/rocket making factory located in the city. Military staff weren't allowed to leave the city either whilst they were serving, for fear of revealing secrets. Spent today out at Perm 36, a former Gulag prison camp, that started life in the ...

... quick learner, unlike merlin. We soon realised that the air conditioning didn't work in our carridge and on one day the temperature reached 36c, after a day of this we had had enough and we ventured out up the train to see if there were any other english speakers on board and also to find the restraunt cart. We met 3 lovely girls Sophia,Julia and kate and we ended up playing scrabble in there air conditioned carridge. When we finally got to the ...

Ormai visto che qui non c e niente, e allontanarsi diventa pericoloso rischiando di perdere il treno, abbiamo girato un po fuori, fino all esaurimento, e adesso siamo di nuovo in albergo al pc aspettando di cenare qualcosa e poi andare in stazione. Intanto in internet cerchiamo un po' di info in piu su cosa fare a irkutsk, o magari neanche li ma direttamente al lago Baikal, il lago piu grande del mondo.

... De vieilles femmes marchent de long en large en vendant des beignets inidentifiables, de l'eau, du pain etc. Dans le train le temps passe vite et lentement a la fois. Pas toujours facile pour moi de suivre une conversation avec les filles, ca me demande pas mal de comcentration, et elles parlent assez vitre avec un fort accent scottish! Ce soir un russe est venu nous taper la causette. Au debut on l'a trouve un peu louche ( il ...

... du train/ Des tables de 4 avec banquettes, separees par une cloison opaque, acueillent quelques clients... Mais bon, le contenu de leurs assiettes ne m'inspire pas tellement, et de toute facon je compte acheter mes provisions sur les quais, durant les arrets. Au cours de ma traversee, il me semble pouvoir identifier seulement deux etrangers qui voyagent ensemble. J'arrive enfin en platzkartny. Des ...

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