The main attractions of St. Petersburg and Moscow showed the riches enjoyed by the old Russian elite

Trans-Mongolian Summary

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June 3rd 2011
Having arrived in Beijing, we have now completed the Trans-Mongolian railway journey.  Officially from Moscow to Beijing (or vice versa), we also did two additional train legs by starting off in St. Petersburg and also by visiting Tomsk, which was a 79km detour off the mainline.   Including the days that we spent in St. Petersburg at the beginning, we took a total of 34 days to complete the who ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more