China stone diary

The Beijing - Moscow train I took goes around Mongolia before meeting the Vladivostock - Moscow line. It then goes right across Siberia. My First morning on the train was a chance to look around. The train is old an never travels at more then about 60kms. I am in a 2 person compartment on my own as I have had to pay for a birth for the stone. At the end of the carriage there is a very basic toilet with cold water to wash and further down the train a resturant which until we cross the border, serves Chinese food only. Most people on thr train seem to be Chinese, although there are a few Russians and one or two back - packers.