16/2/2012 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Beijing China TRANS SIBERIAN RAILWAY

We had a very early start and made it to the train station just in time for our final leg of the Trans Siberian Railway. We spent the day relaxing on the train, writing post cards, reading up on China, playing uno, sorting photos and sleeping. We travelled through AMAZING scenery along the way, a beautiful sunrise and sunset over the snow covered Gobi desert and lots of camels grazing in the distance – very pretty! We made it to the border between Mongolia and China by the time it was dark – had to wait extra long at this border crossing because not only did they have to go through the whole customs business but they had to change the wheels on the train because China has different tracks! So each carriage was suspended in the air (with us in it) and the wheels were changed over – crazy!! 

View from the train window

View from the train window

View from the train window

View from the train window

View from the train window

View from the train window - a lonely ger

View from the train window

View from the train window

View from the train window

View from the train window

Sunrise from the train window

Sunrise from the train window

View from the train window

Sunset from the train window

View from the train window

View from the train window

View from the train window - ger camp in the middle of no where

View from the train window

View from the train window

View from the train window

View from the train window - out over the Gobi desert

View from the train window - out over the Gobi desert

View from the train window - out over the Gobi desert (camels grazing in the desert)

Sunset over the Gobi desert

Sunset over the Gobi desert

Sunset over the Gobi desert

Sunset over the Gobi desert

Sunset from the train window

Sunset from the train window

Sunset from the train window

Sunset from the train window

Sunset from the train window

Sunset from the train window

Sunset from the train window

Chris entertaining us on the train

Sunset from the train window

Sunset from the train window