By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 6 — Russia’s Wild Far East, Tigers & the Pacific!
15.02.2018 The flight from Harbin to Vladivostok was short with about 1 hr 20 min and it was only about half an hour delayed. One of my friends asked –…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 7 — Mosaics & Ice fishing in Komsomolsk-na-Amure
17.02.2018 The first train on my TransSib-BAM-Adventure was scheduled for 09:45 Moscow time. All train schedules in Russia are running on Moscow time, I suppose otherwise it would be a…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 8 — Blast from the Past in Tynda
19.02.2018 I arrived at the train station in Komsomolsk-na-Amure almost 1 hr early … but being a good German I rather am too early than too late. I went into…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 9 — Ice road & hot springs at Northern Lake Baikal
22.02.2018 Again I arrived at a train station too early.... It was very cold outside today, but the Tynda train station is big and warm. I could not be bothered…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 10 — Ice adventures at Southern Lake Baikal
25.02.2018 The next train ride would take me the last section of the BAM westbound and then turn east again on the TransSib to Irkutsk. I really wanted to see…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 11 — Irkutsk-the Paris of Siberia
01.03.2018 This morning driver Igor came to pick me up in Listvyanka for Irkutsk. The drive took a little more than 1 hr. Irkutsk is one of the largest cities in Siberia…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 12 — Ultimate Siberia in Krasnoyarsk
02.03.2018 We reached the Irkutsk train station just in time for the train to arrive. Igor helped me with my luggage to find the platform and I got checked in…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 13 — The Capital of Siberia
05.03.2018 My next train ride from Krasnoyarsk to Novosibirsk was a relatively short one. I was booked on train #57ИА at 06:37+4 and the trip took 13 hrs for 755…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 14 — Reaching Europe and the mighty Mother Volga
07.03.2018 I left the capital of Siberia late in the day. In Novosibirsk my train was arriving from Kemerovo on time. It was train # 029 at 16:09+4. It would…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 15 — Moscow, Moscow, throw the glasses on the wall ….
09.03.2018 "Moskau, Moskau! Wirf die Gläser an die Wand! Russland ist ein schönes Land! Hohohohoho - HEY! ... Moskau, Fremd und geheimnisvoll, Türme aus rotem Gold, Kalt wie das Eis. Moskau! Doch wer dich wirklich…