Forests, Taiga,Tigers and the border with China..etc.
The name Vladivostok (Владивосток) loosely translates from Russian as "rule the East" a name based on that of Vladikavkaz, at that time a Russian fortress in the Caucasus. The traditional Chinese name for the city is Hǎishēnwǎi ( literally "sea cucumber cliffs").
Update:Sun.22.11.2009- Train to Copenhagen- "We left Vladivostok yesterday and are heading off to the Lake Baikal!
Update:Tuesday 24.11.2009- We have made a stop and a break from our Trans-Siberian Railway coach for one day of sightseeing at Lake Baikal. The temperature is just minus two degrees – it feels positively spring-like!
UPDATE:Monday December 1st,2009-Train to Copenhagen has now arrived in Moscow!
It is with mixed emotions we realise that the part of the symbolic Kyoto – Copenhagen journey taking place on the Trans-Siberian Railways is moving to an end. In addition to experiencing one of the most fabulous railway journeys in the world, we have enjoyed the best hospitality we could imagine.
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