danbrew > Coupled with the last two parts, this is the actual train ticket - it reiterates much of what is on the reservation page an details some of the major cities along the way - Moscow, Perm, Ekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Ulan Bator, Erlian, and Beijing.  Whew!
danbrew > The reservation page of the train ticket - saying that I'm taking train 004Z (0043A), am in carriage #9, am traveling in 1st class, and have berths 11 and 12.  Some friends were considering going with me & we initially thought it might be five or six people going along - but it turns out I'm going by myself.  I still bought two tickets - it's a long way and I thought it would be nice to have a little privacy.  Granted, some folks say that the company you keep is part of the adventure, but I still decided to have my own compartment.  Time will tell whether this was a good thing or bad thing.  The ticket also says I'm going from Moscow (Moskva) to Beijing (Pekin).
danbrew > The journey begins with a few small steps... this is the cover page for my train ticket.  It basically says that the train leaves from from Yaroslavsky Station at 21:35. on January 9th. 

It also states that the ticket is valid for 4 month from the date of issue. What it means is that if I were to miss the train, I could get on a different train along the same route, using the original ticket - but I'd need to pay for a new reservation.  Interesting, actually, since it's fairly uncommon to buy a direct (non-stop) ticket and have the ability to hop on and off trains.  The difficult part (even in the dead of a Siberian winter) is that many of the trains will be full!!
Coupled with the last two parts, this is the actual train ticket - it reiterates much of what is on the reservation page an details some of the major cities along the way - Moscow, Perm, Ekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Ulan Bator, Erlian, and Beijing. Whew!
danbrew > Coupled with the last two parts, this is the actual train ticket - it reiterates much of what is on the reservation page an details some of the major cities along the way - Moscow, Perm, Ekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Ulan Bator, Erlian, and Beijing.  Whew!
Coupled with the last two parts, this is the actual train ticket - it reiterates much of what is on the reservation page an details some of the major cities along the way - Moscow, Perm, Ekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Ulan Bator, Erlian, and Beijing. Whew!
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