Yekaterinburg to Irkutsk
Three nights - 56 hours 20 minutes - two time zones
Waiting for the platform to be announced at Yekaterinburg Station
Train number 80
At every stop a man went along hitting the wheels with a long hammer
We left at 10.20pm local time. It was still light an hour later.
This train was not quite as modern as the first one. When you flushed the toilet you could see right onto the tracks.
In no danger of dehydrating while looking out go the window.
Some of the views from the train. Mainly birch tree forests
Dinner on the Trans Sib
Stops at Omsk and Barabinsk
Dried fish for sale on the platform at Barabinsk
We were in second class so had a four bed cabin. Luckily for most go the trip we were on our own. Third and fourth class consisted of open carriages with 50 or 70 beds.
The Americans on our tour decided they needed clean windows at the stop at Omsk
