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We just went from kiev to moscow and it was realy fun to buy the ticket for the transib. Nobody did speak englisch. on the airport terminal we did found somebody who could write down our request in russian on our diary. On end we did get a ticket for this day. no visiting of moscow. we did enter the transib at 2 o clock and entered a crazy trip. We where on the road for 4 days. all the time in the train. Only on big cities the train did stop so we could buy the new know foud. chinese instant soups. All people are used to eat from them. We did have a sleeping place in a whole waggon. so there was a lot of talking with other train drivers. This was the cheapest seat you could get which was around 100 Euro. We where lucky that we did meet Kesch who could speak a little englisch. He did tell us that Ulan Ude is the capital of buryat republik where the religion of the most people is buddhism. At all we did learn a lot about russian culture and religions. Its realy a crazy land when you look deeper. Many religions (islam, orthodox, christian, buddhism...) and so unbelievable big. The people are realy direct and not willing to help. not all of course. At somehow you get used to it. and when you want something you get also hard with no smiling on your face. it works. When we did leave the train we did get a realy train leg! unbelievable. I think it is even harder than jet leg because you are traveling to slow to make the time periode knowing fast. we did realy feel like astronauts because we thought we are still in the train. everything was like an erthquake. Tomorrow we will go to mongolian embassy to hopefully get a visa. A visa is around 70 dollar here and you need an address. But it seams that a hotel is enough. We are looking forward going to mongolia. Maybe we have some time to visit countryside around ulan ude.

 we are closer to our dream riding horses in mongolia. 

 regards and kisses to our families and closed friends mabana

Hi,

I try how far BeWelcome can help to make a new travel experience. I'm on my way to St. Petersbrg, before I travel on to Finland and Sweden.

I cycle most time, but I also enjoy enormously to wander arround in cities, sit arround and watch, drink coffee and study the people - and sometimes see those not-so-normal-backyard-parts of cities.

So, if you are arround in St. Peterburg and you are in the mood for explaining, showing arround, networking and enjoying a sunny day out, why don' t you drop me a message?

Looking forward to meet anyone arround

Flo

I'll try to catch a train tonight heading to St. Petersburg- but in case anybody is arround, say hello ;-)

So, here I go - I start writing this blog at bewelcome - we'll see what for ;-)

 Currently 'm trying to get an invitation to Russia, business visa - doesn't look that easy and seemingly impossible to leave next week monday. We'll see.

 I'd love to take the ferry next week, Rostock->Helsinki ....

 

see you arround

flow