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Bill and Jim to Russia using a train for the last bit
23rd June 1998 to 8th July 1998

 

A 2250 mile round trip to Helsinki. With a visit to Russia by train. The foreign office had advised us against taking our bikes across the border (with 10 years more experience i would not have listened)

A ferry would take us from Newcastle to Hamburg, Germany and we returned from Stavanger to Newcastle.

Sadly 2 ferries that do not operate any longer.

 
 


Lumberg Germany


Copenhagen, Denmark


Stockholm , Sweden


Helsinki, Finland


St Petersburg, Russia


Hermitage museum, St Petersburg


It's a 13 mile walk around it all


Jim stood guard


While I relaxed


I love high towers!! well I did till I went up this rusty relic


This was the main office.. someone said with the right credentials you can go to the top


and the top we did.... it was rotten, Olga and a smile


at least the view was good


The lift leaked and was also rotton...the whole lot had been made from melted down tanks


Then it was off to get lost on the tram, and lost we got


The good bits are very good


All this market sold was Russian dolls ..... Every stall hundreds of them


We arrive in style and we leave in style


It's back on the Helsinki - St. Petersburg express ..... First class Sir


Then through Sweden


Norway and the rain


Finally a night in Bergan

Facts
day
where
Country
miles
total
Staying at
cost
note
1. ferry UK 5 5 Boat    
2. Lubeck Germany 60 65 Movenpick £85  
3. Copenhagen Denmark 155 230 Cosmopolitan £97  
4. Jonkoping Sweden 200 430 John Bauer £53 ferry
5. boat at 9pm   220 650 Dancing palace   via Stockholm
6. Helsinki Finland 115 765 Sokos   leave bikes
7/8. St Petersburg Russia train       train at 6.30am
8 Helsinki Finland train   Sokas    
10. Umea? Sweden 300 1065 Grand £45  
11. Ostersund   240 1305 Zeta £48  
12. Trongheim Norway 185 1490 olva £61  
13. Styrn Norway 310 1800 Apartment? £43 Coast Road Ex
14. Bergan Norway 210 2010 Dreggen £80  
15. Stavanger At Sea 220 2230 boat    
16. Home     2257     docked 16.30h
               

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22-Oct-2009