The Trans Siberian Railway

Sit back and relax as I take you on a wondrous19th century.
journey that transcends Russia, one third of the globe,You will travel through one of Russia's oldest cities,
from east to west..called Yaroslavl which was founded by Yaroslav the
Imagine sitting in a comfortable seat, looking out at theWise in the year 1010. Another city, Yekaterinburg, was
spectacular scenery and cities on your seven dayfounded in 1721 by Catherine the Great. This is the city
journey.where Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed in
I am talking about one of Russia's most famous1918.
delights and adventures; the one week excursion onThe experience will also propel you through numerous
the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow in the westtunnels, some of them more than 2 km long. Feel and
to Vladivostok, of the Far East region of Russia. It issee the experience of riding in your rail car on a bridge
the longest continuous rail line on earth --almost tenwhich is 2500 meters long over the deepest lake in
thousand kilometers (about six thousand miles).the world, the Baikal which is said to hold one fifth of
Traveling across the Russia on the Trans-Siberian trainthe world's fresh water.
give you the opportunity to see with your own eyesAlong the way you will see the biggest Siberian cities
everything that you might have heard about thisof Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk , watching the vast
mysterious land of expansive forests, beautiful citiesSiberian taiga which is the largest remaining forest in
and the wilds of nature.the world.
Your journey will allow you to see beautifully designedThe train will also stop in the city of Ulan -Ude which
architectures of hundreds of churches; amazing sunhouse the Tibetan Buddhist monastery - the center of
rises and even more spectacular sunsets. YourBuddhism in Russia.
journey will allow you to view Russia in all her naturalFinally you will arrive in Vladivostok, the last city of
splendor as your adventure takes you through 7 timeRussia Far East.
zones.Vladivostok is they gateway to Korea, China and
Your journey begins when you board the train in theJapan.
opulent and cavernous station of Moscow. During yourDuring the Soviet era, Vladivostok was a secret
adventure you will have many stopovers in almost 100military base and was completely closed, not only to all
different cities both large and small. The Trans-Siberianforeigners but even to the citizens of all regions of the
train stops several times a day, from just a fewthen, Soviet Union. You needed special permits just to
minutes to more than a half an hour. You will get thevisit relatives that lived in Vladivostok.
pleasure of interacting with simple Russians during theAfter 1992 this city was opened to all and now
short stop-overs. These Russian stations are oftenanyone can see this beautiful sea port on the hills,
mini markets and you can see there everything fromnamed the " Russian San-Francisco" which is
wild berries, farm sausages, delicious smoked fish tosurrounded by the gorgeous Gold Horn Bay.
different souvenirs and hats made from the fur of red,Although the Trans Siberian Railway end in the sea
black, and white foxes.port of Vladivostok, your journey does not need to
You will have an opportunity to observe differentend there. You could travel on to Russia's eastern
architectural styles of the various towns and trainneighbors, Japan, Korea and China.
stations. Most of them were build during the middle ofHave a wonderful journey!
the last century of the Stalin era and at the end of the