Von Europa nach Asien

Today was our last day in Beijing. As the Forbidden City is always closed on Mondays, we decided to visit the Summer Palace today. It took us over an hour by subway to get...

Or also white wall, as it is called in Mongolia, red wall, as it is called in China, or Great Wall, as it is called in the English-speaking world. At 12 o'clock our bus went to...

Yesterday we arrived at the last stop of our trip: Beijing. The border crossing was the most exhausting part of the whole journey. Because at 9 pm, everyone had to leave the...

Yesterday, it rained on and off, but we still visited the Tschoidschin Lama Temple Museum. Afterwards, we treated ourselves to a massage because it's quite affordable in...

On Saturday, our train took us to Mongolia. On Sunday morning, we arrived in their capital, Ulaanbaatar. After a delicious breakfast at a café, we headed to the Gandan...

We had the past and today off. Yesterday we visited the Decembrists Museum. We also went to the Railway Museum of the Trans-Siberian Railway. In the evening, we...

Today, on the second day in Irkutsk, we had another guided tour with Damian. First, we went to the monument of Yuri Gagarin, famously known as the first man in space....

We arrived in Irkutsk this morning at 06:22 local time. Luckily, we were able to check in at the hotel right away and freshen up a bit before our tour started. At 09:30, we met...

On Sunday, we boarded the Trans-Siberian Railway at half past eleven in the morning. For the next almost 48 hours, this would be our home. In the compartment next door, a...

On the 10th day, on Friday, we made the most of our time in St. Petersburg. At least we visited the St. Isaac's Cathedral and it was really worth it. In the...

Today, after breakfast, we took the metro and headed to the Hermitage, because from there the express ship to Peterhof runs every half hour. The boat trip lasted a good half...

Yesterday we arrived in St. Petersburg and while we were waiting to check in at the hotel, we already visited the main attractions: Blood Church, Summer Palace (has over 3000...

After the many homemade spirits the night before, we were glad to sleep in today and start the day off slowly. After checking out of the hotel, we took a short walk in Yaroslavl...

Today we set off after breakfast on the 5-er Trolliebus (trolleybus, bus with electric connection) to the Avtovokzal (bus station) and from there further to Danilov to visit the...

Today morning it was time to say goodbye to Moscow because our train to Yaroslavl left at half past seven. The next 3.5 hours passed uneventfully except for breakfast and some...

Today the travel agency organized a city tour for us. We were picked up at 9:30 am by the guide who speaks perfect German. He is well-informed about the history of the country...

During our delicious breakfast at the hotel, we decided to take a sightseeing tour by bus. So we started walking and spotted a red bus between the Marx Monument and the Bolshoi...

After the flight went well, we arrived in Moscow at 11:40 a.m. local time. However, something was different: it was raining at 20 degrees while Germany is experiencing a...