[Leica] Trans-Siberian Express

Tue Jul 5 21:08:40 PDT 2016

Just be careful of counterfeit vodka. It is rife there.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 06 Jul 2016, at 02:24, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From what I've read, they drink Vodka!!! That's what I plan to do ;-)
> 
> Tina
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>>>> Photographer
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