Romanov Memorial Church

Gateway To Asia

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January 14th 2013
So, our first long train leg with two nights on board. My first impression was that the carriages were older than the St Petersburg to Moscow train but essentially the same. Next was that it was quite warm compared to the waiting room coming in at 24°C. Nice. We climbed on board unloading our bags into the bottom bunk. This time we had an upper and lower bunk and hoped Dave would be more comfor ... 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