Siberia Railway

[keinmal]

• in the 2011, I went for a trip from Vladivostok to Moscow , all by train

Here’s my schedule I can remember:

1. fly from Taunan Airp port airport ( Korea Airline) to Icheon （Airport, Korea)

2. spent a night for transfer coming mouring to Vladivostok

3. one day tour, (no stop at night) in city of Vladivostok, then got on the train in the evening,
   there is a status marking 9288 km in the station

4. after 4 days, I make a stop in Irkusuk (Ирку́тск) for the local tour af lake Baikal .
5. a tourist train started from Bikal station to take tourists around the lake, (around less than 1/4 of the whole lake, yet it took a whole day)

6. After the local tour finished in the evening. I did not spend another night at Ирку́тск (Irkusuk) , but jumped to next Siberia train in the mid night around 03:00 AM, (fool around nearly by the station to buy water and something to eat … blah blah, blah

7… 4 days later, I arrived at Moscow, and took a short City View, mostly at red-yart, GYM Department stores

my return flight was in the evening of same day I reached Moscow via Beijing, then back to Taiwan (home,sweet home,)

[JaneBurunina]

Hi @keinmal

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your story and wonderful pictures with us!

I had flights Moscow - Vladivostok - Moscow, but I’ve never experienced a train trip. Really interesting!

[keinmal]

@JaneBurunina

Thanks:

This trip is one of my buket lists

(My final goal : google guider conecct 2020)

If I don’t got it, I’ll try again and again till die

I spent too much time on medical life。

Untill recently, I found my destiny is to tell people arond world where have I been.， but not how many people I saved, or how many journals I’ve published.

Thanks again

[JaneBurunina]

Hahaha

Sounds like you are really persistent person! Don’t give up! Keep guiding!

@keinmal Indeed, Local Guides Connect is a great place to share your experience with like-minded people!

[keinmal]

@JaneBurunina

Somehow。 I was kind of frustrated in my short use of connect in the very beginning even though I’m. Class 8 local guider.

Too many rules, and too many suggestions.

I can deal all, but others?

I myself regard it’s necessary for examples: sunrise and sunset…Google plans to get same topics in a specific forum

I can totally understand.

I can read and write in English by myself, but others in Taiwan, China, or Japan?

Yes, it’s my advantage , but for google , sincerely, meeting like 2020 connect in Bay area somehow limit people of different language.

It’s my humble opinion, Cause people in east Asia still read Chinese, Japanese, or similar characters

(Don’t change before I got the ticket of connect meeting )

[JaneBurunina]

@keinmal please don’t be frustrated

You can use here on Connect your native language too, surely.

This special rule works for an events only. Because it’s impossible to provide translation for Local Guides, who don’t speak English. Nowadays, English is an official language for most multicultural events in the World.

[keinmal]

@JaneBurunina

Dear Jane:

All you mentioned are true.

I speak mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and losuy English ( and lousier ру́сский язы́к）

Actually you are few ones who got a google badge to explain lots of things.

I’ll give you this

[JaneBurunina]

Thank you dear @keinmal

I appreciate your

Nice to meet you here

[Emmik20]

It just caught my attention when I Saw the Siberia railway in the headline. The journey could be interesting for anyone. Sitting on bed and gazing through the window to the open world and to the topography unfurling . I was on many occasions travel through Russia by train but it was from the central Russia , from the city of Belgorod through to Samara to Ufa.

It is journey that would interest anyone as there are new places to see.

[TsekoV]

Hey @keinmal ,

This journey that you did is something that I have always been dreaming! It is one of the things I simply want to experience. When I lived in Beijing I remember an old Chinese man told me before there were that frequent flights, he would take the train from Beijing to Moscow and then from Moscow to Bulgaria. I can only imagine the magnificent and stunning views that open throughout the journey.

I personally have flown many times Moscow-Beijing and the view from air is also beautiful. This is a really vast land and there is so much to explore there. I heard before that the train needs 1 full day to pass around the Baikal lake, is that true? I am really curious how you managed to plan the whole trip…

The way you described your journey means that you didn’t take the direct train, but rather would stop here and there and tour around? I also saw lots of baggage with you… : )

P.S.: I think you needn’t worry about people speaking only English on Connect. 这里有人来自世界各地，大家都可以讲不同的语言。你也可以看一下Meet the Google Moderators这个帖子。你会讲什么语言就可以说，肯定会有人看懂。看不懂的人也会用谷歌翻译。：）

我很高兴认识你。

[TsekoV]

Hey @Emmik20 ,

Just as a reminder, don’t forget when responding to others make sure to tag them (by writing @ before their names) in a post so they can receive notifications that you are communicating with them.

[keinmal]

@TsekoV

Nice to meet you, the real Siberia railway must start from Moscow to Vladivostok. (vise versa )

Any other way pass China, Mongolia, is a branch line.

I do believe it’s beautiful from Beijing, but the brance way lacks of beauty…

I think the oldman you met mentioned is this:

And yes, the tour of Baikal spent a whole day ， yet it only passs less south part of the lake.

I did start the trip from 9288 km at Vladivostok to 0 km at Moscow, but not the same car for my stop at Irkutsk.

This travel took me about one month to prepare for only booking tickets, guest house, and apply a visa in Taiwan. (The Visa was really trouble for I’m from Taiwan and went alone but not with group)

[sumanbd]

Nice post you have shared. I like the train and the way of rail and that mountain, wow so adventurous I guess. thanks, @keinmal for sharing your nice experience.

[TsekoV]

You are right, @keinmal . The main line is Vladivostok - Moscow. Beijing - Moscow is a branch line of the Trans-Siberian Railway network.

I dream of visiting the Baikal lake and I hope one day I could get on this train as well. How long was the whole trip, including the ride on the train and all of the stops? How did you manage all by yourself with so much luggage? Are there any showers in the trains there? I know the these types of trains must always have hot water and a restaurant wagon.

[LuigiZ]

Hi @keinmal ,

wow you had a very nice trip. It reminded to me those train trips you typically see only in some movies, so fascinating.

Thank you for sharing your story.

[keinmal]

@TsekoV

Language things ， just learn… No easy way

Baikal tour train Star from mk 09:00 something, and end up before 18:00

One should go back to Irkutsk , add another 90 mins.

No Showers in the train ,(unless you attend golden eagle luxury train)you can ask conduct of you can, remember to be kindly

, Resaturant car, yes, but all same thing you can get in the room. Except liquors

As for my language, don’t remember at all

Somehow I font regard it s proplem.

Just remeber passport, vorher and money

Whole trip is 9288 km , I cannot remember how many stops, and don’t leave the car, 'cause the stop time is a little like 10 mins

(PS; so-called this train you mean, on Siberia railway, is golden eagle luxurious tour in 2012

[TsekoV]

Thank you for explaining to me, @keinmal . It must be really exciting to be on such a trip!

I do have more questions to ask, hope you don’t mind… I wanted to ask you how did you communicate with the locals? Did you have any issues? As for the train, how many people share a compartment together?

I have also heard that you can take this train only during summer time. Is this true?

[keinmal]

@TsekoV

Mainly English by communication.

In Vladivostok, Chinese also works.

In the train, body language + painting, and few words of ру́сский язы́к.

There are 3 class of room

1. Two bed

2. Four bed room (Including upper bed ×2 and lower bed × 2

For 1 and 2, there’s a lock to close the room

3. No privacy capacity.

Same total area of 1 and 2

For 3, the whole car is a public space.

(By the way, there’s private bathing in some new car’s first room but not all)

As I know, one can take the railway in whole seasons but not just summer time.

[TsekoV]

Thanks for the tips, @keinmal .

I have taken in China a train with open space wagon. This is also an experience of its own.

Thanks again for sharing! Looking forward to hearing more of your stories from places around the world.

[abuahadsiam]

@keinmal Hi

Very nice picture!

This place is so beautiful