From Russia With Love
Finally made it to Russia! We still have to keep pinching ourselves that we are here, but we think that the reality of our trip is finally starting to kick in.
Moscow is a very impressive city and it is very, very cold.Its like the coldest we have ever been in our lives and we have had to make the odd trip inside just to check that all digits are intact and still pink! I was a tad disappointed though when we walked past a thermometer thing that said it was only minus 8! It has got to be colder than that. A little worrying as siberia is supposed to be even colder.
We have been wandering around the city and seeing all the sights (the Kremlin, Red Square, even saw Lenin’s body!) Today has felt like we have been in a cold war espionage thriller - but we are more Austin Powers than James Bond - give us time though.
We are getting into the swing of taking layers off and on - freezing outside absolutely boiling inside. We are also becoming expert budget travellers already, rather than going to a museum/gallery we just have a look in the gift shop and look at the postcards. Anything worth seeing we might actually pay the entrance fee!
Anyway, it’s been a great start to the trip and we board the Trans Sib tomorrow and plunge ourselves further into the cold!
January 30th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Sounds great. Enjoy your trip through Siberia and keep warm!
January 31st, 2007 at 9:10 am
Are you going to be long Karen? There is a mechanical faller in RATU.
January 31st, 2007 at 2:13 pm
hiya, just checking to see that you get this! as you know how blonde i am! loving the blog. enjoy lv kimxx
February 1st, 2007 at 10:32 am
Howdy karen and Aidan! I am a virgin blogger so hope this gets to you! We miss you here - takin a few minutes out from our morning handover to send our wishes!!! Looks as tho you need your thermals!!!
Cant wait to hear all about your adventures?? Whats moscows local beverages like??? Lots of love rebekah xx
August 7th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
alreeet, i found your page by typing in “aiden new zealand trans siberian” or something similar into the internet - i havnt read much but looked at some of the pictures whata belta.
i am going to amsterdam tomorro from which i will travel to paris and nice i am excited. maybe i should start a travel blog also? probably not though. nobody wants to read about 3 teenagers getting wasted in a cheap hostel.
my resultsare coming soon i wil have done badly but i dont mind too much. i wil let you know how my english one is.
take care x x x