Internet is just a hype. (Bill Gates)

This is also believed by the Russian State Railways (RŽD). There is no Wi-Fi on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Since we have been traveling by train for the last almost 30 hours, we couldn't write a blog post yesterday. But now we have arrived in Yekaterinburg and have internet again in our hotel, the three-star Marins Park Hotel.

Yekaterinburg is the 4th largest city in Russia. We have already visited the two largest cities (Moscow > St. Petersburg) and the third largest city will be our next destination. In addition, the city is about 40 kilometers east of the imaginary Europe-Asia border, so we are now in Asia. A novelty for both of us! For me (Tim), it's even my first trip outside of Europe. We have also entered a different time zone and are now three hours ahead of German time. Tomorrow we will explore the city extensively.

Before we boarded the train yesterday around four o'clock, we visited Lomonosov University in Moscow, whose impressive main building dates back to Stalin's time (and belongs to the Seven Sisters or Stalin's Fingers).

(In the picture, unfortunately, the size of the building is not visible, the statues of Lomonosov and Vero)

Starting point and kilometer 0 of the Trans-Siberian Railway, Yaroslavsky Station.

More about what it's like to ride the Trans-Siberian Railway later. We still have many more kilometers ahead of us. :-)

Greetings from Asia,

Vero & Tim