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Trans-Siberia on the Golden Eagle

In June we rode across Siberia, from Vladivostok to Moscow, on the Golden Eagle train, making many stops along the way, including a short detour to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Take a look at a few of the things we saw.
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A painting of our train, the Golden Eagle.
A painting of our train, the Golden Eagle.		 Vladivostok is very proud of this new bridge.
Vladivostok is very proud of this new bridge.		 Pedestrian street in Vladivostok
Pedestrian street in Vladivostok
The beach in Vladivostok; the inflatable tube is new to me...
The beach in Vladivostok; the inflatable tube is new to me...		 Did you know Yul Brunner was born in Vladivostok?
Did you know Yul Brunner was born in Vladivostok?		 A beautiful church in Khabarovsk
A beautiful church in Khabarovsk
Lush countryside viewed from the train
Lush countryside viewed from the train		 One of many short stops in train stations; always good to stretch our legs.
One of many short stops in train stations; always good to stretch our legs.		 Interesting light
Interesting light
Mongolian woman at Gandan Buddhist Monastery
Mongolian woman at Gandan Buddhist Monastery		 Winter place of the Bogh Khan, Mongolia's last king
Winter place of the Bogh Khan, Mongolia's last king		 Palace doors
Palace doors
Yak
Yak		 Mongolian modern home
Mongolian "modern" home		 Ger...for tourists to visit...but many, many people live in such dwellings.
Ger...for tourists to visit...but many, many people live in such dwellings.
Genghis Khan, maybe Mongolia's most famous man?
Genghis Khan, maybe Mongolia's most famous man?		 Mongolian band
Mongolian band		 Can you do this?
Can you do this?
Cows crossing the tracks...
Cows crossing the tracks...		 Bride and groom posing for photo; we saw many of these.
Bride and groom posing for photo; we saw many of these.		 Colorful buildings (love these) in Old Believers village of Tarbagatay
Colorful buildings (love these) in Old Believers village of Tarbagatay
Beautiful trim on these houses
Beautiful trim on these houses		 Our hostesses (great cooks and entertainers)
Our hostesses (great cooks and entertainers)		 Going home?
Going home?
Wildflower on shore of Lake Baikal
Wildflower on shore of Lake Baikal		 Part of our train; swimming stop at Lake Baikal (world's deepest lake so very clear and very cold)
Part of our train; swimming stop at Lake Baikal (world's deepest lake so very clear and very cold)		 Wooden house in a cloud
Wooden house in a cloud
Siberian globeflower
Siberian globeflower 		Restored fort in Museum of Wooden Architecture near village of Listvyanka, Lake Baikal
Restored fort in Museum of Wooden Architecture near village of Listvyanka, Lake Baikal		 Entertainer
Entertainer
Restored church at the architecture museum; see another bride?
Restored church at the architecture museum; see another bride?		 Beautiful birch forest
Beautiful birch forest		 Old steam engine, Lake Baikal
Old steam engine, Lake Baikal
Check out the star on this train.
Check out the star on this train.		 Friends?
Friends?		 Old wooden house in Irkutsk
Old wooden house in Irkutsk
New shopping district built in old style...
New shopping district built in "old" style...		 Picnic along the railroad tracks
Picnic along the railroad tracks		 One of several very attractive train stations, Novosibirsk
One of several very attractive train stations, Novosibirsk
Monastery of the Holy Martyrs, Yekaterinblurg, dedicated to the last Romanovs.
Monastery of the Holy Martyrs, Yekaterinblurg, dedicated to the last Romanovs.		 Love these
Love these		 Visitors to the monastery
Visitors to the monastery
Chapel in Yekaterinburg
Chapel in Yekaterinburg		 First time I've seen this road crossing sign...
First time I've seen this road crossing sign...		 Church upon the Blood, built on the site of the murder of the Romanovs
Church upon the Blood, built on the site of the murder of the Romanovs
Sculpture in front of a train station
Sculpture in front of a train station		 Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan
Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan		 Glass works (Czech) inside the mosque
Glass works (Czech) inside the mosque
Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation, Kazan
Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation, Kazan		 You know, by now, that I find these domes fascinating.
You know, by now, that I find these domes fascinating.		 More wooden houses, Kazan
More wooden houses, Kazan
Fun window trimmings
Fun window trimmings		 Colorful, and conservative, dress
Colorful, and conservative, dress		 New buildings, but built in 19th century style
New buildings, but built in 19th century style
Kazan pedestrian street
Kazan pedestrian street		 Want to buy these boots?
Want to buy these boots?		 Peter and Paul Cathedral, Kazan; this one Italian in style
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Kazan; this one Italian in style
Moscow: St. Basil
Moscow: St. Basil		 Another view; we were told Moscow skies are usually grey...
Another view; we were told Moscow skies are usually grey...		 Lenin's Tomb, Moscow
Lenin's Tomb, Moscow
Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer/Savior (original destroyed by Bolsheviks; recently rebuilt in St. Sofia, Istanbul style)
Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer/Savior (original destroyed by Bolsheviks; recently rebuilt in St. Sofia, Istanbul style)		 A model?
A model?		 Moscow's Kremlin
Moscow's Kremlin
Convent of New Maidens (built to house discarded wives of rich and powerful)
Convent of New Maidens (built to house discarded wives of rich and powerful)
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