The Trans Mongolian Express 2013

22 June It didn’t take long this morning for me to realize that indeed our fellowship was reaching its end. Although we managed a few moments together in the common room it was clear that we were, to some degree, …

21 June part dva One last adventure Expecting that I’d want to take as full advantage as possible of the cultural opportunities offered in Saint Petersburg during the White Nights, I’d purchased a ticket to a show of folk song …

21 June As our group walked through Saint Petersburg on a gloriously sunny morning yesterday, Mike told us of our good fortune. Fewer than one in five days in Saint Petersburg, he told us, are mostly sunny. During our three-hour …

20 June – Evening Even on this penultimate day of our tour, our group remained closely bonded and wanted to eat together. And of course, we still wanted to eat Russian food. So, at the end of our three-hour walking …

20 June Part dva Finishing the morning with Mike The previous post ended at the statue of Peter I in front of Mikhailovsky Castle but that wasn’t the end of our tour. We continued past the castle and crossed a …