wow it's cold here in Beijing! the journey so far: despite dire warnings of train strikes on new yrs eve, all went well and I travelled via eurostar to Brussels, then to Berlin overnight all OK. met with my travelling companion, Gay, at airport and we flew to Moscow on N yrs day. thankfully she'd arranged a transfer from the airport to station, cos my Russian wasn't up to much, despite several lessons, however our taxi guy showed us a little of Moscow by night, lit by loads of lovely Christmas lights, looked wonderful, must return to peek at the old churches etc. he left us at the right station, but we took hours to find a platform or any trains! strange place, but a good explore and plenty of time, we eventually found them. so
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