Hello Again! This time from Tomsk, "Siberia's most likeable city". Since our last blog we have travelled 3,644 kilometres on three different trains - stopping off at several places en route. The first stop was Suzdal, a three hour train journey and one hour bus ride east from Moscow. "The gently winding waterways, flower drenched meadows and dome-spotted skyline make this medieval capital a fairytale setting". So says the Lonely Planet, Trans-Siberian Railway book. Gently winding waterways, tick! Flower drenched meadows, cross! Dome-spotted skyline, tick! Fairytale setting.... hmm!?! Suzdal in itself was a nice place to relax after 8 days in two of Europe's largest cities, but unfortunately it couldn't live up to the mental picture the Lonely Planet guide had painted in our heads. Wondering around and just relaxing, the highlight had to be the
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