Tag: Russia
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Vladivostok (Day 49)
Back in the (former) USSR, specifically the Russian Far East port city of Vladivostok. Changing money and stupid whales.
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Mongolian Border (Day 24)
After skirting the southern shore of Lake Baikal, we arrive at the Mongolian border – with too many roubles.
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Time Check: Day 23
Twenty-three days in, we are crossing Russia and Fogg has crossed India.
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Trans-Mongolian (Day 23)
An unscheduled and mysterious stop on the Trans-Mongolian railway outside of Krasnoyarsk.
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Trans-Mongolian (Day 22)
On the Trans-Mongolian railway stopping at Yekaterinberg and meeting our teacher’s family on the platform in Novosibirsk.
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Trans-Mongolian (Day 21)
First full day on the Trans-Mongolian railway bound for Beijing. Getting acclimated into our home of the next several days.
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Moscow (Day 20)
Visiting the Tomb of Lenin (still dead) and the treasures of the Kremlin before boarding the Trans-Mongolian Express
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Moscow (Day 19)
Visited the Graveyard of Fallen Monuments in Moscow where old Soviets go to be forgotten.
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Moscow (Day 18)
Touring the Moscow subway, browsing Soviet memorabilia, and dining on Georgian foods.
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Moscow (Day 17)
First full day in Moscow. People watching in Red Square and the Intourist Hotel.