July 17, 2006 - Getting there
July 17, 2006 - Check-in with Korean Airlines
July 17, 2006 - Our National Geographic Program Leader
July 17, 2006 - Waiting is a hard thing to do
July 17, 2006 - Finally, time to board the aircraft
July 19, 2006 - Arrival at Seoul, Korea
July 19, 2006 - Program Leader gives instructions
July 19, 2006 - Transit hotel room
July 19, 2006 - Seoul airport shops
July 19, 2006 - Vladivostok Airlines
July 19, 2006 - The Vladivostok Airport
July 19, 2006 - One of many bus rides
July 19, 2006 - Hyundai Hotel, Vladivostok, Russia
July 19, 2006 - Hyundai Hotel room
July 20, 2006 - Breakfast buffet
July 20, 2006 - Orientation lecture
July 20, 2006 - Sharon Hudgins gives the intial lecture
July 20, 2006 - The Arseney Museum
July 20, 2006 - Vladivostok street scene
July 20, 2006 - Homeless people; A global problem
July 20, 2006 - Vladivostok harbor view
July 20, 2006 - Typical apartment houses
July 20, 2006 - Graffiti - A global problem too?
July 20, 2006 - Here's to travel!
July 20, 2006 - The Russians love their monuments
July 20, 2006 - Vladivostok harbor view
July 20, 2006 - The Russian Naval Cemetery
July 21, 2006 - Will Brooks lectures on Siberia
July 21, 2006 - Vladivostok harbor cruise
July 21, 2006 - Ships of the Russian fleet
July 21, 2006 - Vladivostok train station
July 21, 2006 - Vladivostok train station restaurant
July 21, 2006 - Vladivostok Fortress Museum
July 21, 2006 - Eagle's Nest Observation Point
July 21, 2006 - Open air market in city centre
July 21, 2006 - Vladivostok's open air market
July 21, 2006 - Krasniy Vimple monuments
July 21, 2006 - Church near Vimple monuments
July 21, 2006 - WWII Russian submarine on display
July 21, 2006 - A young girl models
July 21, 2006 - "CICS" travels to Siberia
July 21, 2006 - First meal aboard the train
July 21, 2006 - Train attendants
July 21, 2006 - Deluxe compartment
July 22, 2006 - Breakfast, anyone?
July 22, 2006 - Arrival at Khabarovsk
July 22, 2006 - Khabarovsk city tour
July 22, 2006 - Regional History Museum; Khabarovsk
July 22, 2006 - Sharon Hudgins lectures aboard the train
July 22, 2006 - Will Brooks lectures aboard the train too
July 22, 2006 - Safety check along the way
July 22, 2006 - Crossing the Amur River
July 22, 2006 - "CICS" in Siberia
July 22, 2006 - Relaxing in the bar car lounge
July 22, 2006 - Relaxing in your own space
July 23, 2006 - The train and its components
July 23, 2006 - A long train private train
July 23, 2006 - A deluxe sleeping compartment
July 23, 2006 - A deluxe sleeping car passageway
July 23, 2006 - A first class car passageway
July 23, 2006 - First class shared facilities
July 23, 2006 - Dining cars
July 23, 2006 - The bar/lounge car
July 23, 2006 - Alexander Saga entertained us
July 24, 2006 - Arrival at Ulan-Ude
July 24, 2006 - A visit to the Datsan Buddhist Monastery
July 24, 2006 - Buddhist prayer drums
July 24, 2006 - Buddhist prayer trees
July 24, 2006 - Main temple; Datsan Monastery, Ulan Ude, Siberia
July 24, 2006 - Common wooden architecture
July 24, 2006 - Buddhist monuments and statuary
July 25, 2006 - Arrival at Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
July 25, 2006 - Gateway to Gandan Buddhist Monastery
July 25, 2006 - Man in Mongolian attire
July 25, 2006 - Buddhist prayer drums
July 25, 2006 - More prayer drums
July 25, 2006 - Main temple at Gandan Monastery
July 25, 2006 - Monastery use of yurts
July 25, 2006 - Museum of Mongolian National History
July 25, 2006 - Mongolian music at lunch
July 25, 2006 - Yurts at Terelj National Park
July 25, 2006 - Lecture in a yurt
July 26, 2006 - Lenin statue at Ulan Ude
July 26, 2006 - Welcome at Old Believer's village
July 26, 2006 - Songs at the Old Believer's village
July 26, 2006 - Dancing at the Old Believer's village
July 26, 2006 - Handicrafts of the Old Believers
July 26, 2006 - An Old Believer's garden
July 26, 2006 - Mealtime at the Old Believers
July 26, 2006 - Old Believers prepare the bride
July 26, 2006 - Wedding at the Old Believers
July 26, 2006 - Dancing at the Old Believer's wedding party
July 27, 2006 - Arrival at Lake Baikal on a foggy morning
July 27, 2006 - Arrival at Lake Baikal, Siberia
July 27, 2006 - Tiny kitchen aboard the Trans-Siberian Express
July 27, 2006 - A ferry boat to Listvyanka
July 27, 2006 - Limnological Museum at Listvyanka
July 27, 2006 - A visit with a local resident
July 27, 2006 - A ride on the Trans-Siberian Express locomotive
July 27, 2006 - A BBQ dinner takes shape
July 27, 2006 - BBQ dinner at Lake Baikal
July 27, 2006 - Swimmers test the cold Lake Baikal water
July 28, 2006 - Arrival at Irkutsk, Siberia
July 28, 2006 - Russian churches, Irkutsk, Siberia
July 28, 2006 - War memorial, Irkutsk
July 28, 2006 - Alexander III statue
July 28, 2006 - Wooden Architecture Museum
July 28, 2006 - Handcrafted wooden door
July 28, 2006 - Decembrist Museum
July 28, 2006 - Decembrist Museum
July 29, 2006 - Landscape along the way to Abakan
July 29, 2006 - Passing the time
July 29, 2006 - Arrival at Abakan, Siberia
July 29, 2006 - Abakan; Local Lore Museum
July 29, 2006 - Russian sign?
July 29, 2006 - Abakan concert
July 29, 2006 - Abakan concert
July 30, 2006 - Arrival at Novosibirsk
July 30, 2006 - Novosibirsk train station
July 30, 2006 - Women beggars outside Novosibirsk train station
July 30, 2006 - Novosibirsk church
July 30, 2006 - Novosibirsk church
July 30, 2006 - Novosibirsk open market
July 30, 2006 - Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet House
July 30, 2006 - Opera and Ballet House interior
July 30, 2006 - Novosibirsk church
July 30, 2006 - West Siberian Rail Museum
July 30, 2006 - West Siberian Rail Museum
July 30, 2006 - Dancing entertainment at dinner
July 31, 2006 - Arrival at Yekanterinburg
July 31, 2006 - Babuskas; Vendors and beggars
July 31, 2006 - Church of the Blood
July 31, 2006 - Church of the Blood, interior
July 31, 2006 - Urals Mineralogical Museum
July 31, 2006 - Urals Mineralogical Museum
July 31, 2006 - Europe/Asia Border
July 31, 2006 - Bob Yelavich at the Europe/Asia border
July 31, 2006 - Bar car at the end of a long day
July 31, 2006 - On the road again
August 1, 2006 - Arrival at Kazan
August 1, 2006 - University at Kazan
August 1, 2006 - Inside the Kazan Kremlin
August 1, 2006 - Inside the Kazan Kremlin
August 1, 2006 - Cathedral within the Kazan Kremlin
August 1, 2006 - Church in Kazan city centre
August 1, 2006 - Church interior
August 1, 2006 - Group photo
August 1, 2006 - Kazan bell tower
August 1, 2006 - A cruise on the Volga River
August 2, 2006 - Arrival at Moscow
August 2, 2006 - Bob Yelavich with the Trans-Siberian Express engine
August 2, 2006 - Moscow train station
August 2, 2006 - Moscow traffic
August 2, 2006 - Metropol Hotel; Moscow
August 2, 2006 - Metropol Hotel room
August 2, 2006 - Entrance to the Moscow Kremlin
August 2, 2006 - The Tsar Cannon
August 2, 2006 - Ivan the Great Bell Tower
August 2, 2006 - Cathedral of the Dormition
August 2, 2006 - St.Basil's Cathedral
August 3, 2006 - Hello Delta! So long Russia.