On board the train

Trans Mongolian Express

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October 12th 2013
The first leg of the tour entailed us venturing from Moscow to Urssk. This took four days in total. Let's just say that four days of no showers and having to go to toilets that were rather disgusting took its toll on me :-) Putting the cleanliness issue to one side, the train journey was enjoyable. All of the group were extremely friendly. There were people from Iceland, South Africa, Swede ... read more

Europe » Russia

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more