of the participants of the first uprising against the Tsars in Russia during the 19th Century, and were exiled to Siberia for their troubles! We had a very enthusiastic young Russian Lady give us an informative tour of the house!

All that was left to do then was a walk round the park, another internet session and then some more pot noodle shopping! (Pot noodles are the saviours of the trans Siberian as there is a hot water boiler in each carriage!). At 8.10 we boarded our last Russian train to sweep us into Mongolia! A few beers and a sound nights sleep and we woke up around an hour from the border. The scenery had changed from dense forests to sweeping plains and mountains - We stood watching at the windows transfixed.

The border crossing was an at times tedious nine hour affair -

broken up by a three hour break from the train where we managed a walk up the local hill to check out the stunning views, and a fantastically informative chat about where and what to do in South East Asia from Noah (Thanks mate! J). A great nights sleep was rudely interrupted by us arriving in Ulanbattar an hour early and a panicked exit from the train. At this point I must pay homage to the Provanista who chased all the way out of the station to our minibus with our portable hard drive which I had left hidden under my pillow! So after changing some money - we headed off by minibus to our Ger camp in the Mongolian countryside!

Rob