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{{Trans-SiberianTOC}}''We arrived in Beijing by train in the afternoon and went for a walking tour of the city. The next day we travelled to the Great Wall and I toured the Forbidden City in the afternoon. The next morning I flew from Beijing back to Canada.'' | {{Trans-SiberianTOC}}''We arrived in Beijing by train in the afternoon and went for a walking tour of the city. The next day we travelled to the Great Wall and I toured the Forbidden City in the afternoon. The next morning I flew from Beijing back to Canada.'' | ||
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==Train to Beijing== | |||
Having left Ulaanbaatar in the morning, we spent a day and a half on the train heading south and east to Beijing. The first day was spent crossing some low mountains and then the Gobi Desert. | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2180.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ulaanbaatar]] | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2178.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fancy compartment]] | |||
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[[Image:TS-DSC 2186.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Genghis Khan portrait]] | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2189.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ulaanbaatar suburb]] | |||
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[[Image:TS-DSC 2204.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Red locomotives]] | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2218.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Playground kids]] | |||
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[[Image:TS-DSC 2233.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Climbing the hills]] | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2241.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Remote camp]] | |||
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[[Image:TS-DSC 2295.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Crossing the Gobi Desert]] | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2303.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Group trivia game]] | |||
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The border crossing between Mongolia and China took several hours but was broken up by the changing of the wheels. Russia and Mongolia use 5ft broad gauge track, while China uses 4'8.5" standard gauge. Rather than moving passengers between carriages, the Chinese left the carriages (and passengers) in the air and replace the wheels. | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2253.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Dining car]] | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2332.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Changing the bogies]] | |||
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When we woke up the next morning in China, the train was climbing up to cross the mountains about 100km from Beijing. We crossed under the Great Wall in a 2km tunnel and then begin the descent into Beijing. | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2358.jpg|thumb|left|133px|Train and Great Wall]] | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2371.jpg|thumb|left|133px|Descending through the mountains]] | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2387.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Arrival in Beijing]] | |||
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==Beijing== | |||
After freshening up at our hotel, we went for a walking tour of central Beijing, including the Tiananmen Square and some shopping streets and finishing with a delicious dinner. | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2391.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Tiananmen Square]] | |||
[[Image:TS-DSC 2401.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Night Market]] | |||
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...to be continued | |||
Revision as of 01:21, 2 September 2006
| Trans-Siberian Trip |
| St. Petersburg and Moscow |
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| The Trans-Siberian |
| Siberia |
| The Trans-Mongolian |
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| The Ger Camp |
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| China |
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We arrived in Beijing by train in the afternoon and went for a walking tour of the city. The next day we travelled to the Great Wall and I toured the Forbidden City in the afternoon. The next morning I flew from Beijing back to Canada.
Train to Beijing
Having left Ulaanbaatar in the morning, we spent a day and a half on the train heading south and east to Beijing. The first day was spent crossing some low mountains and then the Gobi Desert.
The border crossing between Mongolia and China took several hours but was broken up by the changing of the wheels. Russia and Mongolia use 5ft broad gauge track, while China uses 4'8.5" standard gauge. Rather than moving passengers between carriages, the Chinese left the carriages (and passengers) in the air and replace the wheels.
When we woke up the next morning in China, the train was climbing up to cross the mountains about 100km from Beijing. We crossed under the Great Wall in a 2km tunnel and then begin the descent into Beijing.
Beijing
After freshening up at our hotel, we went for a walking tour of central Beijing, including the Tiananmen Square and some shopping streets and finishing with a delicious dinner.
...to be continued
