Wednesday 9 September

I wake up late and the train is stopping soon for nearly an hour so up and dressed and off the train. We walk around the station and shops, then back. Malcolm brought some sweet hard round breads. We see the men from the dining carriage, but things seem just friendly today. The days are getting shorter. The local time is now 3 hours forward from Moscow time which we are on. We are back on the train and it's nearly 12:30 when we have breakfast. And after the second long stop it's after 3pm and the light is lessening. It's like time is disappearing. We sit and chat, read and watch. After the last long stop we have dinner of noodles, potato and Mexican bean tomato and corn mix. Then it's time for our group quiz. It's pitch dark outside and we sit and chat then get ready for bed.