Waiting for the train

Waiting for the train to Moscow. Koln railway station.

September 20th 2007
The last few days has seen us on a train from Cardiff back to London then Eurostar under the Channel Tunnel and across France to Brussels. We were treated to a three-course meal with wine and we toasted Pete C's birthday as we sped through the countryside. At Brussels we quickly swapped to a German high speed train - a marvel of engineering. Slick and superfast, it sadly lacked the seat-side se ... read more

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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

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It's six weeks til our European adventure. Four of us - Miss Jules, the two Petes and me. The original plan was to traipse through France following the Rugby World Cup. The plan evolved over Sydney dinners with maps, Google and much red wine. Now we\'re taking sleeper trains to Russia, exploring the Baltic States in a minibus, chilling out in a B&B in the south of France, spending a romantic weekend in Paris, catching up with friends and family in the UK and then heading home. This may not be the year-long, round the world backpacking adventure of some, but it will be a well-earned, e... full info

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