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We made it to Moscow!

Enjoying Solyanka

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The slovanka (meat soup) on the train was suprisingly good. But, notice the bread order.... We each...

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Just one more for Anita

The hallway gang

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None of us had a berth where we could all fit, so we hung out in the area between the train cars

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Lunch

Fun times on the train

At certain stops, food was sold. This looked like crawfish and beer.

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When not drinking vodka, drink coffee

The famous #9 Baikal train

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Russian border station

Contraband tea hidden in our garbage

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Smugglers got on as we crossed the border and hid tea in our garbage (and other stuff all over our...

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Contraband sausage

Mongolia border post

Hidden sausage behind our curtains...

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Front of the train traveling through Mongolia

Last car of the Mongolian train

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Mongolian dining carriage

Changing the guages

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Chinese and Mongolian railways have different guages, so when we got to the border they had to raise...

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Gobi train station

Chris set to leave

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