Those who leave do not feel the pain of farewell. It is the one who stays behind that suffers. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

However, I hope we don't have to suffer too much, after all we still have exactly four weeks on vacation.

In any case, we had to say goodbye to our guests today. Vero had to go back to school in the morning. In the meantime, the remaining four of us treated ourselves to a hearty farmer's breakfast. After packing up, the three, accompanied by me, bought food for the train journey and then we went to the train station. Vero also came directly from school. At 3:30 p.m. local time, the three of them boarded the Trans-Siberian Railway bound for Kazan. Very beautiful and eventful two weeks together are already behind us. While the three are now traveling west and exploring Kazan and Moscow, Vero and I will continue to settle in Omsk. So far, we really like it here.

Christina, Arved, and Norman, thank you so much for accompanying us on this special journey. It was an honor for us. Have a great last week in Russia.

Do svidanija

Greetings,

Vero & Tim