MIR Corporation's Travel Log:
Trans-Siberian Railway trip aboard the Tsar's Gold
Private Train between Irkutsk and Moscow
In the fall of 2008, MIR Sales Specialist Charity Shaller took a ride on a portion of our Trans-Siberian Express Between Beijing & Moscow aboard the Tsar's Gold private train. Follow along as she describes her adventurous journey from Irkutsk, Siberia, to Moscow.
Day 8: Kazan, Aboard train
October 4, 2008
Woke up at 7 AM. Breakfast at 8 AM. We arrived in Kazan around 10 AM where we were told that we would have a "small sweet cultural surprise." We first had a city tour by bus and a boat ride on the Volga and lunch at the Mirage Hotel. Then we were escorted to a children's musical academy where we had a private concert by very talented children who played clarinet, cello, piano, and violin for us. It was a very exciting concert!
After that we were taken to the old part of the city where we could do some shopping. Some of us walked around the pedestrian street and then stopped at an Internet café for hot chocolate. We were back on the train around 8 PM and had dinner a little bit after that.
Photos from this leg of the tour:
Outside the Kazan train station
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Church of the Annunciation
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Kazan mosque
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Church of the Annunciation
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Inside the Church of the Annunciation
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Qol Sharif Mosque
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Qol Sharif Mosque
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Me (Charity) on Volga River
boat tour in Kazan
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View from the boat on the Volga River
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Our lovely concert
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Visit to Kazan's city center
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A replica of Catherine the Great's
carriage in Kazan
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