Dobriy Vecher! We got on the train at Irkutsk and being Trans-Siberian veterans at this point we knew what to expect this time around. Kairsten put in a request for me to put my positive thinking towards more single, attractive men and when we took our seats, it was looking like I'd done it again! We had a young guy come in, put his bags down and say hi except his stay was exceptionally brief. He came back at one point for his bags and then we never saw him agai...

Hello again! I'm afraid any further updates are unlikely to be as exciting as last time so I apologise in advance! After Alexander got off the train he was immediately replaced by another military guy, although this time a fair bit older and not quite my type :)Once again, his english was limited but he was still quite chatty! We worked out from another turn at charades that he is a helicopter pilot. He brought some cognac with him that he was keen to share but...