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Moscow

21/6/2010

We have updated the photo pages and there are still many more to be added of Moscow's amazing scenery. For now these pics below will have to suffice for our Moscow update.............unfortunately Julia's Grandma has passed away so we are going to dash across to Yorkshire for the funeral and then return to continental Europe in August. The next 5 days will be trains, buses and automobiles all the way into the midst of Europe's start of Summer holidays. Wish us luck!

From the night train to Moscow

One of Stalin's Seven Sisters - huge gothic style skyscrapers built in the 50's to define Soviet power

A dark sky over the Kremlin and it's amazing Cathedrals

St Basil's Cathedral on a rainy day in Moscow - wait until you see the sunny day pics of this bizarre and beautiful icon

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Yekaterinburg - A Long Way From Home

13/6/2010

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We found a sign post with distances to cities around the world - at least we are getting closer to family in England!
We also stood in Europe for a while the other day - then we came back to Asia. Then we stood in two continents at the same time!

It is a long way home!

Not quite as far to Paris but still a long way to go.....

Mum went to Europe the other day - I stayed in Asia

So when I went to see her in Europe I was surprised to find she had gone back to Asia

The Yekaterinburg founding fathers statue - local kids skate around them and call them Beavis and Butthead as a simple reference to where they meet

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More pics - from Irkutsk and our train ride West......

13/6/2010

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It is amazing that life goes on all year round in Irkutsk - it has an average winter temperature of -40°C!!! Yet people invited us back, saying we should come in Winter because it is very beautiful - and very different!

Our favourite float - a night club celebrating the city birthday, complete with dance music, bikini girls and.........a mermaid of course!

The Irkutsk performing arts theatre - or something like that

Sunset on the Trans-Siberian route - about 10.00pm local time

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Mongolia - Siberia Pics

11/6/2010

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Randon pics from the last few weeks.

Parade Queens - very happy ladies celebrating Irkutsk's birthday

Town water in some places means 'take your bucket to the public water point'

Even cold countries like to refresh with Coke

Charades on the train - fashion isn't everything when you are eating, sleeping, playing and drinking in the same 6'x6' room for 2 days.

A Mongolian cultural performance

A military parade, Sukhbataar Square, Ulaan Bataar

Watching sunset from a roof-top bar in Ulaan Bataar - the view over the surrounding mountains was amazing - Dad bought me this hat at the big market

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Siberia

10/6/2010

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In front of the Irkutsk Lenin statue - there are a lot of statues like this, of Lenin, in Russia

We started out in the capital of Mongolia Ulaan Baatar and onto a 36 hour train ride to go to Irkutsk the capital of Siberia (part of Russia). We got off the train two days later in Irkutsk. It was about 8:00 when we got off the train and it was only 4 degrees outside quite normal for Siberia as in winter it drops down to -50. It was a very nice town and there was one bit of it that was a whole street of old wooden buildings only made out of logs. For us it was a more modern day hotel room. Irkutsk isn’t that big a town and it is really just one big circle - out the front of it is a beautiful river which is so clear you can see the bottom about twenty metres away. It is filled with little restaurants but in Russia most of the menus are not in English at all and that is a big problem when you are looking for somewhere nice and decent to eat. By the end of the day Irkutsk reaches about 20 degrees and that is a nice temperature. All in all it is a nice town. Also it neighbours the worlds biggest lake, Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal is called the Sea of Siberia by some locals and has it’s own unique species of Fresh Water Seals – they look a bit funny!

Part of the Irkutsk Birthday Parade - local legend and dress

Waiting for Dad to take another photo

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Last shots from Mongolia

10/6/2010

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Just a few last pics from Mongolia before an update from Russia.

In front of the Chinggis Khaan (Ghenghis Khan) statue - the wind was a little chilly!

National childrens day - lots of people in the centre of Ulaan Bataar

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Molly: Hi guys, it's me, hope year 5 is treating you well!! My teachers this year are a real drag!! Mum and Dad; boring! I know you won't have that problem at Batemans Bay Public School.........!!!??!!

Moscow

Yekaterinburg - A Long Way From Home

More pics - from Irkutsk and our train ride West......

Mongolia - Siberia Pics

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Last shots from Mongolia

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