The passing Mongolian landscape
After we left Ulaanbaatar on the Trans-Mongolian our train headed west towards Russia where I woud get off in Irkutsk. For around 7 hours we passed through a magnificent landscape of mountains, rivers and lush farmland dotted with small villages.
The train windows were dirty, and still I had to record the passing scene, both in still shots and on video. The sun set around 21:30, we reached the Russian border about 2 hours later. We spent a good four hours at the border, and as with entering Mongolia, the power was shut down (the train had no air conditioning) and all the toilets were locked.
As the train had no dining car, and to help pass the time, my fellow travellers and I broke into our stash of emergency travel food and made an improvised midnight snack.
The passing Mongolian landscape
After we left Ulaanbaatar on the Trans-Mongolian our train headed west towards Russia where I woud get off in Irkutsk. For around 7 hours we passed through a magnificent landscape of mountains, rivers and lush farmland dotted with small villages.
The train windows were dirty, and still I had to record the passing scene, both in still shots and on video. The sun set around 21:30, we reached the Russian border about 2 hours later. We spent a good four hours at the border, and as with entering Mongolia, the power was shut down (the train had no air conditioning) and all the toilets were locked.
As the train had no dining car, and to help pass the time, my fellow travellers and I broke into our stash of emergency travel food and made an improvised midnight snack.