๐จ๐ณ Datong, china
Finally! After five hours at the Chinese border, we had to change the carriage bogies again (just like we did back in Belarus, which seemed ages ago). After...
๐ฒ๐ณ Sainshand, mongolia
And back on the Trans-Mongolian, this time in the direction of China! The picture below was taken at one of the few Mongolian stops, in Sainshand (ะกะฐะนะฝัะฐะฝะด),...
๐ท๐บ Naushki, russia
Last moments in Russia! After 10 days of intense train-ing in Russia, we arrived at the end of this first journey and we were fully ready for Mongolia's...
๐ท๐บ Ilanskiy, russia
Ever heard of Ilanskiy (ะะปะฐะฝัะบะธะน)? Me neither before stopping there. It is a small town completely lost in Siberia, but there you'll find an old and gorgeous...
๐ท๐บ Novosibirsk, russia
A little lesson on Cyrillic. H = N B = V C = S ะ = I ะฑ = B P = R So... HOBOCะะฑะCK = Novosibirsk! Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia (and the third...
๐ท๐บ Balezino, russia
After one night aboard the train Rossiya (linking Moscow to Vladivostok), we stopped for some time in Balezino. It was enough time to stretch our legs and...
๐ง๐พ Minsk, belarus
A few hours after crossing the Poland-Belarus border, at night, we made a quick stop in Minsk (ะัะฝัะบ). It was an opportunity to jump in front of the...
๐ง๐พ Brest, belarus
After 24 hours on the train, we arrived in Brest (ะัััั) on the Poland-Belarus border (not to be mistaken with Brest in France uh!). Rails in Russia,...
๐ฉ๐ช Halle, germany
Taking a short train break on the way to Leipzig to jump at Halle train station. ]