Getting Off the Train – Alighting in Yekaterinburg

Having been confined to the train for forty-eight hours – excepting those occasional station breaks – I think everyone in our group simply wanted to get to the hotel in Ekaterinburg, check-in and take a shower. Here’s a recap of …

In Which You get to Spend 30 of the 48 Hours on the Train With Me

12 and 13 June. It was late on the afternoon of 12 June as we lugged our belongings onto the train and shuffled down the narrow corridor to our cabins. Because we’d decided to keep the same groups in each …

The visit to Hobbiton

12 June part dva. At the outset, I promised a story but it requires a touch more history to provide some context particularly regarding the three complications that arose on this day. Notice that the date for this entry is …