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After having some trouble finding the right platform in Irkutsk we got on the train for our longest ride, 56 hours, crossing 3 time zones and 3749 km. Train number 9 also called Baikal going between Irkutsk and Moscow, we are getting of at Perm. This  is the nicest train we have taken so fare.

On the first evening we tried the restaurant, but again the menu is only in Russian, no pictures and the staff just go on and on in Russian, like we will understand in the end if they just keep talking. But it is a really nice restaurant and we got some very good Solyanka soup. Every carriage have a coal fired Samovar, so we get hot water for noodles and drinks. 

The next morning we woke up in winter wonder land and frost on the inside of our window. Threes where heavy with snow and small villages almost buried  under snow.In our compartment it is warm and cozy with Christmas carols in the background, despite the freezing cold Siberian winter outside. When the train stopped at Novosibirsk there was – 25 C. Ove got of to have a look at the biggest station in Siberia, a beautiful building that took 12 years to complete. There is a lot of nice scenery along the track to keep Ove and I occupied.

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Tiril and Lars use every part of the compartment for play and climbing. They now have a small collection of Kinder Eggs and some other toys they have bought along the way. But they will use everything from shoes to dress hangers to keep them busy.

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