Hello all, After escaping in Mongolia, we forced ourselves back on the train for more fun... yes, the Mongolia-Russia boarder crossing is a minimum of 10 hours, and our train did not disappoint. We arrived at the boarder and having been wisely informed to pee before the arrival due to the provistas locking the bathroom doors for the entire duration, foolishly thought we were ready. Of course, having forgotten to pack enough food (time constraints and such) I decided to jump off the train and hit up the little vendor. I left my valuables... and I mean all my valuables... with my friends and jumped off the train, bolted into the store, grabbed an instant noodle package, and headed out to the train... only to find the train, and my friends, passport, money belt, etc, gone.
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