A 30day 9,938km Trans-Siberian Train (21 Jun>21 Jul, 2024) Vladivostok in the east to St. Petersburg
Day 7 (June 27) Chita in Russia (25°C / 12°C)
As we approached Chita, the landscape changed from poplar forests, farmland, villages, rivers, and stream crossings to more densely populated settlements. There were small, densely populated towns along the railroad line, surrounded by industries such as agriculture, lumber, and mining. What a sight! We arrived in Chita in the morning at 08:30 for hotel breakfast. After checking in, we visited the huge Russian Orthodox Church opposite the hotel known as Kafedral'nyy Sobor Kazanskoy Ikony Bozhiyey Materi.
Chita was founded in 1653 as a wintering camp, and a fort was built there in 1690. Chita then became a centre for trade with China, along the caravan route that was later followed by the Chinese Eastern Railroad.
Ching Neng Bin`s Russian girlfriend is this pretty train cleaner on this beautiful train.
We stopped off at this station on our way to Chita.
Ching Neng Bin`s Russian girlfriend is this pretty train cleaner on this beautiful train.
We stopped off at this station on our way to Chita.
We stopped off at this station on our way to Chita.
We all came out to walk around at this station on our way to Chita.
We all came out to walk around at this station on our way to Chita.
Traveling by train we spend most of our time admiring the scenery passing by.
Traveling by train we spend most of our time admiring the scenery passing by.
Traveling by train we spend most of our time admiring the scenery passing by.
Traveling by train we spend most of our time admiring the scenery passing by.
Traveling by train we spend most of our time admiring the scenery passing by.
We have to walk up the steps to exit the train station.We have to walk up the steps to exit the train station.
We have to walk up the steps to exit the train station. From here we could see the Church.
A view of the huge Russian Orthodox Church below.
A view of the tracks below.
A view of our train ride to Chita.
We stayed at the Grand City Hotel in Chita.
We stayed at the Grand City Hotel in Chita.
David Wee, Joyce Ho and Chew Siang Peng at Grand City Hotel in Chita.
Dato Steven Oon and Ching Neng Bin at Grand City Hotel in Chita.
We arrived in Chita in the morning at 08:30 for hotel breakfast. 
After checking in the hotel, we visited the huge Russian Orthodox Church opposite the hotel.
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Kafedral'nyy Sobor Kazanskoy Ikony Bozhiyey Materi in Chita.
Kafedral'nyy Sobor Kazanskoy Ikony Bozhiyey Materi in Chita.
Kafedral'nyy Sobor Kazanskoy Ikony Bozhiyey Materi in Chita.
Kafedral'nyy Sobor Kazanskoy Ikony Bozhiyey Materi in Chita.
We took a public minibus to the Decembrist Church Museum in Chita.
We took a public minibus to the Decembrist Church Museum in Chita.
Sculpture Love and Faith in Chita.
At Chita, Russia, Ching Neng Bin proudly holds up the flag of the Penang Adventure Club, which he co-founded with Mr Hoon Joong High and Mr M.Pasupathy (RIP) in 1975.
Vintage wooden house with ornamental carved windows, frames in Chita city, Russia.
We visited the Decembrists’ Church Museum (originally called the Church of Archangel Michael). It used to be a church, but now it's a museum that tells the tragic and romantic history of the Decembrists, about which many films have been made. Dmitry Zabarishin, a Decembrist who settled after forced labor, married Apollinaria Smolyaninova in this church.
Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Decembrist revolt in Saint Petersburg on 26 December 1825.
Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Wedding of Pauline Guebl with Ivan Annenkov recorded for posterity.
Decembrists’ wives, play a stellar role in the development of Chita.
Decembrists’ wives, play a stellar role in the development of Chita.
An old clock at Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Another old clock at Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
An old piano at Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
An old horse carriage at Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
Ching Neng Bin standing at Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
We bought some beers here outside of Decembrists’ Church Museum Chita.
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Then we went out for lunch: some of us went straight for Russian pizza, while the rest went to a Russian "chapfan" place in a nearby communal kitchen: we liked the clear beef soup with potatoes, and the meat wrapped in a cabbage dish.
Wong Lai Chee eating her Russian "chapfan".
Wong Lai Chee eating her Russian "chapfan".
We again boarded a public minibus and headed to the Tichinsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple in Chita.
A three-level stone temple decorated with chisels, paintings, and woodcarvings, containing a nearly two-meter-tall brass Buddha surrounded by golden dragon heads and a golden ring of learning, one of the symbols of Buddhism
Tichinsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple in Chita.
Tichinsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple in Chita.
Tichinsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple in Chita.
Tichinsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple in Chita.
Tichinsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple in Chita.
Tichinsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple in Chita.
Tichinsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple in Chita.
We walked around the outside of the temple and were lucky enough to find the inside open to visitors.
It was very quiet and peaceful at Tichinsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple in Chita.
The two-meter-tall brass Buddha at Tichinsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple in Chita.
Wong Lai Chee pays respects at Chita Buddhist Temple.
Ching Neng Bin pays respects at Chita Buddhist Temple.
Dato Steven Oon pays respects at Chita Buddhist Temple.
David Wee pays respects at Chita Buddhist Temple.
David Wee prostrated himself Chita Buddhist Temple.
We took the bus to Odora Park in Chita to see the bronze statues. Odora Park is a children's park with and an open-air war museum with exhibits about the war.
Odora Park in Chita and an open-air museum with exhibits about the war.
Odora Park in Chita and an open-air museum with exhibits about the war.
Odora Park in Chita. Ching Neng Bin proudly holds up the flag of the Penang Adventure Club, which he co-founded with Mr Hoon Joong High and Mr M.Pasupathy (RIP) in 1975.
Odora Park in Chita. In memory of those who fought in the fighting tank column of 1941-1945.
In memory of those who fought in the fighting vehicles of the tank column of 1941-1945.
A MiG-21 fighter is installed on a pedestal at Odora Park in Chita.
The statue of Vasya Kuzyakin from the film “Love and Pigeons”.
The sculpture "Free jazz" was created in the framework of the project "Living Trees".
Odora Park in Chita.
Monument to Lenin in Odora Park, Chita.
Sculptural composition Mowgli and Bagheera in Odora Park, Chita.
The sculpture "Squirrel" in Odora Park, Chita.
Sculpture Cossack and the Bear in Odora Park in Chita.
Sculpture The Cat Hippo, Odora Park in Chita.
An open-air museum with exhibits about the war in Odora Park in Chita.
Russian T-34 Tank and other mobile military equipment in Odora Park in Chita.
An open-air artillery museum with the B-4 howitzer exhibits in Odora Park in Chita.
Russian T-34 Tanks and other serious mobile military equipment in Odora Park in Chita.
Russian T-34 Tanks and other serious mobile military equipment in Odora Park in Chita.
Russian T-34 Tanks and other serious mobile military equipment in Odora Park in Chita.
Russian T-34 Tanks and other serious mobile military equipment in Odora Park in Chita.
David Wee on an old Motocobet bike near Odora Park in Chita.
Ching Neng Bin trying out on an old Motocobet bike near Odora Park in Chita.
Wong Lai Chee at Koladni Coffee Shop in Chita.
A trolleybus in Chita.
Ching Neng Bin at Lenin Park, Chita.
Children feeding the pigeon at Lenin Park, Chita.
Children feeding the pigeon at Lenin Park, Chita.
Children feeding the pigeon at Lenin Park, Chita.
Musical fountain at Lenin Park in Chita.
Musical fountain at Lenin Park in Chita.
Musical fountain at Lenin Park in Chita.
Musical fountain at Lenin Park in Chita.
Our Russian girlfriends at Lenin Park in Chita.
The
Trans-Siberian Railway holds the title of the longest train journey in
the world. Over the course of our 11-day train trip (9,938 km), we have
witnessed the vast pine forests, impressive rivers, and undulating
plains of the Russian landscape.
Traveling from Vladivostok to
Moscow, we pass through enchanting cities such as Khabarovsk, Chita,
Ulan Ude, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Kazan,
Moscow, and Saint Petersburg; each destination offers a blend of
breathtaking scenery, vibrant cultures, and deep-rooted history. We are
always prepared for the remarkable adventure across Russia's vast and
varied landscape, aiming to forge memories that will last a lifetime!
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Day01 Bangkok to Irkutsk, Russia
Day02 Irkutsk to Vladivostok, Russia
Day03 Vladivostok to Khabarovsk
Day04 Khabarovsk
Day05 Khabarovsk to Chita overnight train 1
Day06 Khabarovsk to Chita overnight train 2
Day07 Chita
Day08 Chita to Ulan Ude
Day09 Ulan Ude
Day10 Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk
Day11 Irkutsk to Olkhon Island
Day12 Olkhon Island
Day13 Olkhon Island to Irkutsk to Krasnoyarsk
Day14 Krasnoyarsk
Day15 Krasnoyarsk to Novosibirsk
Day16 Novosibirsk
Day17 Novosibirsk to Yekaterinburg
Day18 Yekaterinburg
Day19 Yekaterinburg to Kazan
Day20 Kazan
Day21 Kazan to Moscow
Day22 Moscow
Day23 Moscow
Day24 Moscow to St Petersburg
Day25 St Petersburg
Day26 St Petersburg
Day27 St Petersburg
Day28 St Petersburg
Day29 St Petersburg
Day30 St Petersburg to KLIA
From Russia with Love:
1 Ann Kuah Beang Yen, 2 Chai Kin Sang, 3 Chew Leng Soon, 4 Chew Siang Peng, 5 Chew Yoon Lian, 6 Chin Tai Tat, 7 Ching Neng Bin, 8 Chong Ee Ee, 9 Choo Yon Kit, 10 Chow Leng Toong, 11 Datin Chelsy Tay, 12 Dato Sharon Tan, 13 Dato Steven Oon Hoon Nam, 14 David Wee Kim Peng, 15 Gan Choi Geok, 16 Goh Ching Chee, 17 Joyce Ho Chai Yoong, 18 Ng Sock Ee, 19 Tan Sin Su, 20 Wong Lai Chee, 21 Dr. Ko Wen Wu (Tour guide), 22 Adam Teo (Tour guide assistant).
1 Ann Kuah Beang Yen, 2 Chai Kin Sang, 3 Chew Leng Soon, 4 Chew Siang Peng, 5 Chew Yoon Lian, 6 Chin Tai Tat, 7 Ching Neng Bin, 8 Chong Ee Ee, 9 Choo Yon Kit, 10 Chow Leng Toong, 11 Datin Chelsy Tay, 12 Dato Sharon Tan, 13 Dato Steven Oon Hoon Nam, 14 David Wee Kim Peng, 15 Gan Choi Geok, 16 Goh Ching Chee, 17 Joyce Ho Chai Yoong, 18 Ng Sock Ee, 19 Tan Sin Su, 20 Wong Lai Chee, 21 Dr. Ko Wen Wu (Tour guide), 22 Adam Teo (Tour guide assistant).
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