Day 6 to 9 on the Moscow Express!!!!!


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October 28th 2014
Published: November 1st 2014
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Hi All,



Due to no wifi from Moscow to Listvynaka we have not been able to blog, so this is to cover days 6 to 9 and today will be separate.

So last blog we had met our fellow travellers: Tom, Martina, Jo, Katie.



Facts:

-3rd class sleeper (a pull down bed, approx 60 people in a carriage = no privacy at all)

-approximately 54 Russian Soldiers in out carriage... and us. This was very daunting at first!!

- 3.5 days and 4 nights on the train





Good memories from the train:

- Meeting so many Russian soldiers- they were between 19-21 years, couldn't speak much English but they were great fun, we drank, played cards and shared cultures by broken languages and pictures.

- 3 duvet days we didn't feel guilty about

-watching the landscape change from woodland to snowy, icy lakes

-Neil being given a Russian regiment badge from one of the soldiers he met

-Small child Sergi we adopted and fed the whole journey (neglecting parents)

-Russian hospitality (they are so nice and always willing to help)



Bad memories

-Mainly due to the amount of dirty men on board meant the toilets were DISGUSTING

-Pot noodles or similar for every meal

-Limited bodily movement every day

-Lost sleep in the night from some people getting on and off the train-walking through the carriage and hitting your feet as they went past grrrr



If you're thinking of doing the Trans-Mongolian Rail:

Bring the essentials: knife, fork, spoon, expandable flannels, porridge sachets, hand sanitiser, a big mug, dry shampoo, camera, lots of noodles and dry food and a book



On the whole, the first part of this trip was brilliant, definitely made by the people in our carriage. We were all very ready to get off the train today though!

Oh yeah Vicky also has bruises on here knee and leg after she tripped I quoted "you fell like a sack of shit"

xxxxxx


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Love reading your blog. Bet it's sooooo different and interesting. hope you had a good birthday, vicky xxx

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