Category Archives: Trans Siberian Railway

Leaving the baptism party was the beginning of my trip home to Melbourne. Birge kindly dropped me off at the local station where I caught a train to Hanover. From there I had a 2 1/2 hour trip on the … Continue reading →

We have enjoyed the final days of this trip in a very relaxed way at the home of David’s friends Stefan and Birge along with their two beautiful daughters Maiko & Suzuna. David first met Stefan at university in Japan. … Continue reading →

There was a young lady from Riga Who smiled as she rode on a tiger They returned from the ride With the lady inside And the smile on the face of the tiger. We haven’t seen a tiger yet, but … Continue reading →

Our lack of posts over the last few days is simply a sign that we have been very busy since arriving in St Petersburg. Whilst on the train we had much more time available to devote to writing than we … Continue reading →

We’ll try to post an update about our time in St Petersburg shortly.  In the meantime, here are some photos of this amazing city. This is the Church of the Spilled  Blood, completed in 1907, built on the site where … Continue reading →

Now I’ve had some time to edit them, here are some photos of our time in Moscow. One of our first stops in Moscow was the reconstructed Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Stalin built 7 gothic skyscrapers across the city, … Continue reading →

Our exploration of Moscow began in earnest yesterday morning with a visit to Red Square to visit Lenin’s tomb. We travelled by the Metro (subway) which is distinctly impressive The Moscow Metro was begun in Stalin’s time in the 1920′s. … Continue reading →

We arrived in Moscow early yesterday morning and because our hotel room would not be ready until 2.00 pm,  we were given a whirlwind tour of the city highlights.  It seemed that we went to a hundred places in a very … Continue reading →

This is the outlet of the dam in central Ekaterinburg, which is now a feature of the riverside park.   This is the city hall.  Our driver, nicknamed Fast Eddie, copped some police attention for driving into the big square … Continue reading →

This post has photos of our two days on the train between Irkutsk and Ekaterinburg.  Being summer, there are lots of flowers in bloom.  This meadow is full of a small purple flower.  The cow in the front was just good … Continue reading →