CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Oh, one more Velaro !

After the Velaro MS in Brussels, the Velaro RUS in St. Petersburg, now the final Velaro CN in Wuhan 🥰 !

(And some cute diesel locomotive in an industrial area.)

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Okay, now that I have an itinerary until Bangkok, I could finally book the last two steps of my journey : The train to Surat Thani and the connecting boat to Kho Pangan bringing me to my final destination : The @matrix Community Workation filling the gap until the #FOSSASIA !

The last three days will be exhausting : All day in the Fuxing Hao "Green Hulk" train to Laos tomorrow, right crossing the border to Thailand by bus, night train to Bangkok and a connecting day-time train to Surat Thani arriving at 1 a.m., a night there and by bus and boat to Kho Pangan. Saturday will be my final day of arrival after 11 days of travel time.

Mission for my way back : Book tickets in advance, include some buffer time and take it more relaxed ‍️.

Stay tuned !

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If everything goes all right, I'll be in Thailand tomorrow evening and in Bangkok Friday morning ...

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It's 15 °C outside and considering how I spent the last few days crossing Siberia at -20 °C this feels really strange : Finally no more gloves, flop-flop shoes and a business-casual blazer rather than my three layers of warm pullovers and jackets.

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@FlohEinstein I got several Visas as well ...

@h0m54r After my way back, so end of march. Stay tuned !

Good morning China !

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Good morning dear Fedi !

I spent three restless days bringing me from Siberia to China.

Arriving here, I boarded a Fuxing Hao high-speed train getting me southbound to Kunming.

The railway station is as busy as expected, loud crowded but the boarding went fast and smooth.

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@RensBloom @wrzlbrnft I already resolved my issue, thanks !

@wrzlbrnft @bovine3dom Thanks ! I could already buy a ticket since I had to change my route over again.

Dear readers, I sadly need to announce that I need to pause my #FOSSRail thread. I hope y'all are doing great and read you again soon !

@mpsi Yeah, everything is booked up.

Who needs bahn.bonus if you can have РЖД Бонус ?

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Any suggestions from my experienced #China travel fellows : Since I missed my train in Estonia, I'm two days late in Ürümqi and will thereby miss my booked train to Xi'an and onwards to Kunming and Vientiane.

Any secret places to still get tickets ? I'd prefer to take the high speed train rather than 37 h with a standing ticket.

(Being late in China because of a delay in Latvia is cursed btw.)

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A last glance at the ice sculpture park in Chelyabinsk and ready to board my train to Petropavl in Kazakhstan.

Petropavl is an interesting railway station since it's served by inner-Russian trains following the south junction of the Trans Siberian Railway. While passengers leaving the train there are formally leaving Russia in Petukhovo, passengers traveling onwards to Omsk and further east remain in Russia as transit traffic - a new visa for foreigners is thereby not necessary.

I'm happy to finally be in the train to Kazakhstan for my part and will enjoy the next 8 hours in a comfy old Купе /Kupe/ upper berth getting gently shaken into sweet dreams.

Stay strong !

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You folks like railways ? Here you are : The Chelyabinsk Children's Railway is dreaming sweet dreams about peaceful times during it's winter rest covered under snow .

For me, it's time to grab some coffee and start my day - the train across the Kazakh border is leaving in one hour.

Goodbye Russia, hello Kazakhstan !

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I arrived in Chelyabinsk perfectly on time. My urge to leave the station before the cafés in the downtown open is rather limited considering the temperature.

I'll wait until 8 a.m. in the warm waiting hall and then grab some coffee in the city center before boarding my connecting train at 10:20 a.m.

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Good morning ! It's 6 a.m. and after round about 32 hours, my comfortable sleeper is slowly approaching in Chelyabinsk next to the Kazakh border.

The ride was fading in time, it feels like I just boarded despite spending two days in the train 🥰.

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We arrived in Moscow late in the evening. I had an excellent night and slept like a baby until 11 a.m. - after a shower it's now time to grab some late breakfast in the @diningcar : fresh potato wedges with mushrooms and the mandatory black tea.

Side note : The have amazing chocolate onboard, I enjoyed already the second bar .

Day six of my journey will be all trains : I woke up in the train and since my sleeper is only going to arrive tomorrow morning, I will spend the next night in my comfortable compartment as well.

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@mpsi Yes, that's what I meant with the toot.