Forest covered hillside

A train journey to remember........

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October 1st 2010
And how could we EVER forget it??? 87hours, four nights, 5 time zones and 5185km on a 55 year old train that smelt of man sweat and cigarettes!!! lol We started our journey by getting the metro to the train station, not an easy feat when you have the equivalent of a baby Rhino strapped to your back! But make it we did! The weather was glorious as we said our final farewell to the beautiful city ... read more

Europe » Russia » Siberia

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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