[Leica] Trans-Siberian Express

[Tina Manley]

From what I've read, they drink Vodka!!! That's what I plan to do ;-)

Tina

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> On Jul 5, 2016, at 8:17 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Just buy a nice bottle of Champagne and watch Dr. Zhivago!
> 
>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> In Moscow, in January, the sunrise is at 9:00 AM and the sunset is at 4:00
>> PM.  That's a pretty short day to me.  If we went in the summer, it would
>> be 3:00 AM and 10:00 PM - about 12 more hours of sunshine!  But there would
>> also be lots of tourists and the need to reserve everything in advance -
>> and no snow.  I would rather go in the winter, except for the dark.
>> 
>> Tina
>> 
>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 7:44 PM, Christopher Crawford <
>> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> The Trans-Siberian system runs along Siberia¹s southern edge. Its not
>> near
>>> the Arctic circle where days are short in winter.
>>> 
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>>> On 7/5/16, 7:26 PM, "LUG on behalf of Tina Manley"
>>> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
>>> tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> My only hesitation is not because of the cold.  I lived in Chicago for
>> two
>>>> years!!  It's the limited number of hours with daylight.  I know in the
>>>> winter in Siberia we are going to spend a lot of time in the dark.
>> Maybe
>>>> the light in the few hours of daylight will make it worth it?  I don't
>>>> know
>>>> but I'll never know unless we try it.  Besides, the only time we can
>> leave
>>>> the farm is winter and another huge plus is that there will be no
>>>> tourists.  We can book trains and hotels as we go along.  No?
>>>> 
>>>> Tina
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 7:21 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> It's like traveling to the sun; the safest time to go is at night.
>>>>> When  going to Alaska or Siberia go during the summer.  People who go
>>>>> during
>>>>> the winter freeze.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 7/5/16 7:09 PM, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> PESO:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In this extreme heat in SC (it was 107 today!!), I am enjoying
>>>>> planning
>>>>> our
>>>>>> next trip. We always said for our 50th anniversary we would be on
>> the
>>>>>> Orient Express.  There is no Orient Express today except for a
>> luxury
>>>>> fake
>>>>>> at astronomical prices.  We plan instead on doing the
>>>>>> Trans-Siberian-Mongolian Express, not a tour but buying our own
>>>>> tickets
>>>>>> along the way.  Since our anniversary is January 28th, it is going
>> to
>>>>> be
>>>>>> COLD.  If anybody has any experience traveling on the trains or
>>>>> dressing
>>>>>> and photographing in extreme cold, I would appreciate any advice as
>> I
>>>>> make
>>>>>> the plans.  Has anybody traveled on the Russian/Chinese/Mongolian
>>>>> trains?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Tina
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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