Famous journeys

Famous journeys

Postby Roser » Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:15 pm

1. Famous journeys.

Trans Siberian Railway

• Where does the journey start and finish?
It starts in Moscow and arrives to Russian Pacific, specifically to Vladivostok

• How long is the journey?
It is the longest continuous service in the world with 9288 km

• What is the best time of the year to do the journey?
It’s a difficult question. Siberia and the Far East are characterized by radical temperatures, both winter and summer have marked continental climate. Some towns of the Trans-Siberian route, in the winter are below 20 degrees and in summer time can come up to 30 degrees.

• How long does the journey take?
It depends, but the average is seven days and six nights.

• What famous places and sights can you visit on the journey?
You can visit Russian cities like Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Kirov, Perm, Ekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and picturesque cities of ancient civilizations like Ulan Bator in Mongolia and Beijing in China. About sights, you can see the largest rivers in Eurasia and admire the great jewel of Siberia, the Lake Baikal and beautiful countries like Mongolia, Manchuria and China.

• Would you recommend this journey?
The Trans-Siberian Railway is an excellent way to know the life and landscapes of Russia. It offers a mythic journey, unique and exciting extremely varied and intense, a complex kaleidoscope of emotions. You can cross the whole continent of Asia from one extreme to another it is an exceptional experience for a lifetime.
Roser
 

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