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'''For approximately 65 hours we travelled across Russia to the city of Irkutsk in Siberia.''' | '''For approximately 65 hours we travelled across Russia to the city of Irkutsk in Siberia.''' | ||
We boarded the train just after noon on August 8th. At 11am on August 12th we disembark in Irkutsk, Siberia - 5185 kilometres and 5 timezones later. The experience of travelling for this length of time on a train is hard to describe but felt like an endless picnic. We watched the trees, towns, villages and more trees pass by the window, slept, ate, napped, chatted, read, laughed, took photos, played games, ate, visited, and laughed some more. | We boarded the train just after noon on August 8th. At 11am on August 12th we disembark in Irkutsk, Siberia - 5185 kilometres and 5 timezones later. The experience of travelling for this length of time on a train is hard to describe but felt like an endless picnic. We watched the trees, towns, villages and more trees pass by the window, slept, ate, napped, chatted, read, laughed, took photos, played games, ate, visited, and laughed some more. | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 1 September 2006
| Trans-Siberian Trip |
| St. Petersburg and Moscow |
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| The Trans-Siberian |
| Siberia |
| The Trans-Mongolian |
| ... more photos |
| The Ger Camp |
| ... more photos |
| China |
| ... more photos |
For approximately 65 hours we travelled across Russia to the city of Irkutsk in Siberia.
We boarded the train just after noon on August 8th. At 11am on August 12th we disembark in Irkutsk, Siberia - 5185 kilometres and 5 timezones later. The experience of travelling for this length of time on a train is hard to describe but felt like an endless picnic. We watched the trees, towns, villages and more trees pass by the window, slept, ate, napped, chatted, read, laughed, took photos, played games, ate, visited, and laughed some more.
The train ran almost continuously for the entire period with the math working out to an average speed of 80 km/h. Every 4-6 hours were short stops usually 5 to 20 minutes - just enough to get off and stretch the legs but never time to venture beyond the station platform. The train arrived in Irkutsk right on schedule.
The twelve of us were split between 3 4-person compartments next to another on car 16 of the train. Julie, our tour leader, was next door sharing a compartment with 3 others. No food was available on the train so we ate food we had bought in Moscow and bought from babushka and shops on the platforms.
