Irkutsk-Ulaanbaatar (22-24 October)

I Russian visa kontevei na lixei, opote epistrefoume sto Irkutsk gia na paroume nihterino train #362, Wagon 10 k olotahos gia Mongolia... Tharro pos ehoume kani lathos wagoni k mpikame stin 1st class. Edelos senyo & kenouri, me lcd plasma mesa to kathe kupe (alla pou den pezi), krevatia aneta pou horas horis na diplonis podia I kefali, k gia misi mera imastan “olomonahoi mazi”. Diklino lux lipon. O Dima epimeni oti efoson mas tsekare I ipefthini tou vagoniou (patimena ta 50 me vammeno malli, kokkino stis rizes, platine pio kato, nihi teenager me strasakia, hriso donti of course, treli fatsa) imaste in the right train. Prohorai kala to trip, pername Ulan-Ude (megali poli pou telika de dianikterefsame eki) stis 06.00 k stis 13.30 ftanoume sto methorio stathmo tis Russia, Nauskey. 7 ores hriastikan gia na allaksoun, wagons (miname mono 2), passport & custom control (to diplano cupe me tous Italous epsaksan apo foreigners) ….. treli taleporia giati tis mises ores ise ektos trenou (pali kala ihe ilio k +3C vathmous ekso). To horio adiaforo, me ena athlio magirio (borsh soupa horis kreas, se pion re ta poulan afta …) & ena mini market mono pou anefodiastikame giati pezi pina. O Dima ehi hasi idi 5-6 kgs.

… Back again k sto coupe mas ehoume enan Mongolo diplomati me ti madame tou. Milai kala agglika & enthousiazonte k aftoi me tous Ellines. Mas vlepoun san kati eksotiko mallon se olo to taksidi so far. Tarifas sto Irkutsk pou mas hreose arhika tis valitses, “baggage”, meta apo 2-3 kouventes k otan katalave apo pou imaste, pire ligotera. O kathenas gia tous dikous tou prosopikous logous, oi pio polloi epidi imaste omothriskoi. Allos anefere tous 12 theous, allos gia tin istoria & ton politismo mas, o Mongolos, siggnomi I madame, gia na akrivologoume, giati gnorizi tis perifimes gounes Kastorias!!! Tha trelathoume edelost diladi …