Huw's Bit Lazy start to day - woo hoo! Retraced some steps from yesterday. Had photo op with Boris Yeltsin, saw loads more brides (bit disturbing really) but again stand out of the day was back to the Georgian Restaurant - will rave on about this place for quite some time or until I find another Georgian restaurant. Everybody start looking! Christine's bit Woke up to rain and expected forecast of storms and 21 degrees - by afternoon rain had gone. .Huw la...

Huw's Bit Have to share! Dinner tonight at a Georgian restaurant - absolutely outstanding! It was a pretty cool place in terms of decor, music, vibe but what made it was the food - unreal! Got a table booked for tomorrow night already! Our waitress also smiled, constantly which was so, so refreshing! Tour of Ekaterinburg with Constantine also a 'most memorable' experience! Especially the privilege of paying respects at the Romanov's grave in which they we...

Huw's Bit Woke to...forests of silver birch but more agriculture visible. Slept about 10hrs all up - very comfortable bed and cabin. Chrissie is sleeping like I've never seen before! Even door opening/closing in middle of night and the top bunk falling have not woken her when normally she'll wake up at a mouse fart! Waiting for a message from Pete/David W about Origin III score! Chap from Brizzy is most up tight at not knowing! Novosibirsk big, industri...

Huw's Bit Up 4am - awesome breakfast in room - pick up 530am at station by 545am for 645am train. Train 75 mins late but modern and very comfortable cabin - got TV but all in Russian! No universal electric sockets! Aaaaaaah, can't charge my Mac and watch movies! Other than that pretty smooth ride. More Aussies onboard! Can't get away from them! Gary from Brizzy into rugby so good chats about State of Origin tonight back in Oz. Cabin attendants most mi...

Huw's Bit Lazy start - up at 7! Great views overlooking Lake Baikal for breakfast with loads of Russian cops! They have a conference in our hotel! Good tour of Irkutsk - photos with Lenin and Yuri Gagarin. Learnt heaps about Siberia and its people's. clearly some resentment towards Moscow with the perception that all good things go to European Russia and Asian Russia is overlooked despite its huge contribution to the state economy. Traditional Russian fa...