This will be quick. I will drag my journal in on my next opportunity to sit in front of a computer.

Tomorrow we are leaving from Moscow for Irkutsk. It is a five day train journey, so it will be almost a week before my next update.

We spent a wasted day in Moscow, running around like decapitated poultry in a bilet yard, looking for train tickets. Or at least an English speaker, or even Russian speaker willing to make some effort. We found tickets at our hostel (incidently where we had WOKEN UP.) At least our beds are soft, though the room is a constant 55 degrees.

There will be something positive in the next installment, I promise...