Good morning! Such gorgeous scenery from Ulan-Ude, Russia.
Day 9 (June 29) Ulan-Ude - 25°C / 13°C
The night train from Chita to Ulan-Ude station took about 11 hours. We arrived in Ulan-Ude at 07:20am and took a bus to the hotel where we left our bags at the reception. Again a few Samaritans (Goh Ching Chee and Ching Neng Bin) helped some people with heavy bags and carried them up the steep stairs to the railway overpass.
Some of us had breakfast at the hotel, while others went into town to get breakfast. In a nearby basement, we discovered a 24-hour supermarket with a good selection of beer, vodka, etc. Afterward, we pulled ourselves together and continued hiking, as Ulan-Ude is a city that can be explored on foot.
Giant Lenin Head is the world’s largest Lenin head monument. The first stop was to Lenin Square to see the biggest Lenin bust in the world. Built to commemorate his 100th birthday. Height is 14m, head 7.7m. After visiting the square we walk to Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Ulitsa Sobornaya Street. From the theatre, we went to the walking street called Arbat where there are many buildings with different architecture and also a shopping complex. Odigitria Cathedral, UlanUde’s largest church. From Arbat, we walked to The Holy Odigitrievsky Cathedral.
Traveling by train through Russia, we spend most of our time admiring the scenery passing by.
Traveling by train through Russia, we spend most of our time admiring the scenery passing by.
Traveling by train through Russia, we spend most of our time admiring the scenery passing by.
Traveling by train through Russia, we spend most of our time admiring the scenery passing by.
It looks like a gentlemanly one-on-one fight is about to break out between Ching Neng Bin and Goh Ching Chee at Ulan-Ude station. No! That was a clever shot by David Wee.
Getting out of Ulan-Ude train station.
Getting out of Ulan-Ude train station.
Getting out of Ulan-Ude train station.
Getting out of Ulan-Ude train station.
Getting out of Ulan-Ude train station, David Wee flashes his new hairstyle.
Getting out of Ulan-Ude train station.
At Ulan-Ude station, we had to climb a steep flight of stairs to reach the railway overpass.
At Ulan-Ude station, we had to climb a steep flight of stairs to reach the railway overpass.
At Ulan-Ude station, we had to climb a steep flight of stairs to reach the railway overpass.
Ulan-Ude station as seen from the railway overpass.
At Ulan-Ude station, we waited for taxi to take us to our hotel.
At Ulan-Ude train station, 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.
Breakfast at Hotel Baikau Plaza in Ulan-Ude.
Breakfast at Hotel Baikau Plaza in Ulan-Ude.
Breakfast at Hotel Baikau Plaza in Ulan-Ude.
Breakfast at Hotel Baikau Plaza in Ulan-Ude.
Breakfast at Hotel Baikau Plaza in Ulan-Ude.
We walked around the building next to Hotel Baikau Plaza in Ulan-Ude.
Chong Ee Ee with a Mongolian man beside Hotel Baikau Plaza in Ulan-Ude.
Ulan-Ude is a city in East Siberia, Russia. The main square Ploshchad
Sovetov is home to the huge Lenin Head Monument. The City History Museum
is set within the former house of a tea merchant. Nearby is the
18th-century Odigitrievsky Cathedral. To the north, Datsan Rinpoche
Bagsha is a Buddhist temple with gilded stupas and sweeping city views. 
The main square Ploshchad
Sovetov is home to the huge Lenin Head Monument in Ulan-Ude. 
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude.
The fountain at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Ulan-Ude.
Lenin Square at Ulan-Ude.
Lenin Square at Ulan-Ude.
Lenin Square at Ulan-Ude.
Lenin Square at Ulan-Ude.
Lenin Square at Ulan-Ude.
David Wee at Lenin Square, Ulan-Ude.
Lenin Square at Ulan-Ude.
Chew Siang Peng at Lenin Square, Ulan-Ude.
The world's largest Lenin head is located on Lenin Square in Ulan-Ude.
The world's largest Lenin head is located on Lenin Square in Ulan-Ude.
The giant Lenin's head is the largest Lenin's head monument in the world. It was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. It is 14 metres high and has a drop of 7.7 metres.
The world's largest Lenin head is located on Lenin Square in Ulan-Ude.
The world's largest Lenin head is located on Lenin Square in Ulan-Ude.
Lenin Square in Ulan-Ude.
Ulan-Ude is a city in East Siberia, Russia. The main square Ploshchad
Sovetov is home to the huge Lenin Head Monument. The City History Museum
is set within the former house of a tea merchant. Nearby is the
18th-century Odigitrievsky Cathedral. To the north, Datsan Rinpoche
Bagsha is a Buddhist temple with gilded stupas and sweeping city views. 
Buryat Opera and Ballet Theatre in Ulan-Ude.
The fountain at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Ulan-Ude.
The fountain at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Ulan-Ude.
The fountain at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Ulan-Ude.
Ulan-Ude is a city in East Siberia, Russia. The main square Ploshchad Sovetov is home to the huge Lenin Head Monument. The City History Museum is set within the former house of a tea merchant. Nearby is the 18th-century Odigitrievsky Cathedral. To the north, Datsan Rinpoche Bagsha is a Buddhist temple with gilded stupas and sweeping city views. The outdoor Ethnographic Museum displays traditional Buryat wooden yurts. 
The Triumph Arch Tsar Gates in the center of Ulan-Ude city in Buryatia, Russia.
The Triumph Arch Tsar Gates in the center of Ulan-Ude city in Buryatia, Russia.
An old building near to the Triumph Arch Tsar Gates in Ulan-Ude city in Buryatia, Russia.
An old building near to the Triumph Arch Tsar Gates in Ulan-Ude city in Buryatia, Russia.
An old building near to the Triumph Arch Tsar Gates in Ulan-Ude city in Buryatia, Russia.
An old building near to the Triumph Arch Tsar Gates in Ulan-Ude city in Buryatia, Russia.
Another view of the Triumph Arch Tsar Gates in Ulan-Ude.
From the theater we went to the Arbat pedestrian street, where there are many buildings of different architecture, as well as a shopping complex.
Ulan-Ude Arbat pedestrian street with many buildings of different architecture.
Ulan-Ude Arbat pedestrian street with many buildings of different architecture.
Statue at Ulan-Ude Arbat pedestrian street.
Statue at Ulan-Ude Arbat pedestrian street.
Ulan-Ude Arbat pedestrian street with many buildings of different architecture.
Statue at Ulan-Ude Arbat pedestrian street.
Ching Neng Bin sits next to the Chekhov monument on the Ulan-Ude Arbat pedestrian street.
David Wee sits next to the Chekhov monument on the Ulan-Ude Arbat pedestrian street.
A musician on the Ulan-Ude Arbat pedestrian street.
A wall painting on the Ulan-Ude Arbat pedestrian street.
Siberian warrior on the Arbat pedestrian street in Ulan-Ude.
Smart Camel - The store of useful equipment and electronics in Ulan-Ude.
K.K. Rokossovskiy, Pamyatnik monument in Ulan-Ude.
K.K. Rokossovskiy, Pamyatnik monument in Ulan-Ude.
Victory memorial in Pobedy Memorial Park in Ulan-Ude.
Victory memorial in Pobedy Memorial Park in Ulan-Ude.
Victory memorial in Pobedy Memorial Park in Ulan-Ude.
Victory memorial in Pobedy Memorial Park in Ulan-Ude.
Map of Ulan Ude.
St. Odigitrievsky Cathedral in Ulan-Ude.
St. Odigitrievsky Cathedral in Ulan-Ude.
St. Odigitrievsky Cathedral in Ulan-Ude.
St. Odigitrievsky Cathedral in Ulan-Ude.
Our lunch at Hua Mulan Chinese Restaurant in Ulan-Ude.
Our lunch at Hua Mulan Chinese Restaurant in Ulan-Ude.
Our lunch at Hua Mulan Chinese Restaurant in Ulan-Ude.
Dato Steven Oon and Datin Chelsy Tay having lunch at Hua Mulan Restaurant in Ulan-Ude.
Our lunch at Hua Mulan Chinese Restaurant in Ulan-Ude.
Our lunch at Hua Mulan Chinese Restaurant in Ulan-Ude.
Our lunch at Hua Mulan Chinese Restaurant in Ulan-Ude.
Our lunch at Hua Mulan Chinese Restaurant in Ulan-Ude.
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Ulan-Ude.
Gan Choi Geok, Chong Ee Ee and Ng Sock Ee had lunch at Ether Cafe in Ulan-Ude.
Eggplant with walnut, garlic and yogurt for lunch at Ether Cafe in Ulan-Ude.
Tbilisi Salad with beef, kidney bean, crunchy onion for lunch at Ether Cafe in Ulan-Ude.
Kachapuri with 2 types of cheese for lunch at Ether Cafe in Ulan-Ude.
This is Georgian sweet and sour pork with rice.The pork is tender and caramelized all over.
Kharcho is a curried bread filled with ground beef, rice and other vegetables.
Goh Ching Chee and Joyce Ho had lunch at a Mongolian Cafe Bika, Ulan-Ude.
Goh Ching Chee and Joyce Ho had lunch at a Mongolian Cafe Bika, Ulan-Ude.
Goh Ching Chee and Joyce Ho had lunch at a Mongolian Cafe Bika, Ulan-Ude.
Goh Ching Chee and Joyce Ho had lunch at a Mongolian Cafe Bika, Ulan-Ude.
Goh Ching Chee and Joyce Ho had lunch at a Mongolian Cafe Bika, Ulan-Ude.
We visited the ТРЦ FORUM shopping mall in Ulan-Ude.
We visited the ТРЦ FORUM shopping mall in Ulan-Ude.
We visited the ТРЦ FORUM shopping mall in Ulan-Ude.
We had some drinks at ТРЦ FORUM shopping mall in Ulan-Ude.
We had some drinks at ТРЦ FORUM shopping mall in Ulan-Ude.
Chin Tai Tat and Gan Choi Geok eating venison and game meat at Ulan-Ude Chinese Restaurant.
Chin Tai Tat enjoying the sunset on the Selenge River in Ulan-Ude.
Ann Kuah Beang Yen enjoying the sunset on the Selenge River in Ulan-Ude.
Ann Kuah Beang Yen enjoying the sunset on the Selenge River in Ulan-Ude.
Night view of Ulan Ude.
Night view of Ulan Ude.
Night view of Ulan Ude.
Night view of Ulan Ude.
Night view of Ulan Ude.
The fountain at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Ulan-Ude.
The fountain at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Ulan-Ude.
The fountain at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Ulan-Ude.
The fountain at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Ulan-Ude.
The fountain at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Ulan-Ude.
The fountain at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Ulan-Ude.
Lenin Square, Ulan-Ude.
Lenin Square, Ulan-Ude.
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest rail journey in the world.
On our 11-day train ride (9,938km), we seen the endless pine forests,
majestic rivers, and rolling plains of the Russian countryside.click below to view
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 Okhlon Island
Day12 Okhlon Island
Day13 Okhlon 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
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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