2. MoscowGet the first taste of the Trans-Siberian railway on the overnight train to Moscow. Spend a couple of days exploring the cosmopolitan capital city of Russia. Don’t miss Red Square, Kremlin and Lenin’s Mausoleum!
3. Suzdal
Even though not directly on the Trans-Siberian track, this little charmer is absolutely worth a detour. This is how Russia must have looked centuries ago. Taste “medovukha” (traditional alcoholic drink made of honey) and take a swim in the Kamenka river after visiting all the churches and monasteries.4. Nizhniy Novgorod
Spend a day on the shores of Volga, the longest river in Europe and enjoy sweeping views from the Kremlin walls. Also home to one of the most popular writers of the Soviet era – Maxim Gorky.(to be continued)
