China Taking the last leg of the Trans-Mongolian Express
Johan Kruseman
Updated on 16 September 2024
Updated on 16 September 2024
What is it that makes train travel so special for many people? I’ve never really felt that, but that’s probably because the sprinter from Heemstede-Aerdenhout to Leiden is a completely different experience than the Trans-Mongolian Express from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing. Just the sign on the outside “МОСКВА -- УЛААН-БААТАР -- БЗЗЖИН” makes the whole journey epic. Now, I have to admit that I felt like a bit of a cheater. Among people who were traveling the entire route from Moscow to Beijing, I was the one who joined just before the finish line and joined the exhausted group for the final leg.
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Traveled route: Trans Mongolie Express,Beijing, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Tian'anmen Square, Great Wall of China, Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, Qingdao
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