Moscow: 23/09/08 - 25/09/08We thought everything was running smoothly; we arrived at the station with plenty of time to spare and even time to sit down and relax after carrying our bags for 2km from the hotel! Once the platform was announced we made our way to the train at a leisurely pace only to realise that our carriage (no. 1) was right at the front of the train, and the numbers started at 18. So, we had to march down the platform and finally made it onto the...

We made it into Russia without too many difficulties. The thirteen hour train from Riga was interesting as the Latvian/Russian border arrived at 1.30am, in the middle of nowhere. By this point most of the passangers on the train were in their velour tracksuits, fast asleep. The Russian border guards gave us all a rather rude awakening demanding passports, and inspecting the tripod on Kit's bag. Once the border was out of the way we tried to sleep - we probably ha...