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12.80 Kr/L
Hong Kong to Sweden by Train (Trans-Siberian)
Route :Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, Hong Kong, China, Mongolia, Russia, Finland, Sweden
Kalle and I finished our two semesters of exchange studies in Singapore and on the 6th of May 2005 left Singapore by bus to Kuala Lumpur International Airport where we flew to Macau. From Macau we took a one-hour boat to Hong Kong.
We first stayed five nights in Hong Kong with our friend Debbie and her dad Bob. We had a great time but the travel blog started as we got to China. I brought my laptop with me, that's how I could work on these webpages while travelling.
Me and Kalle in Hong Kong train station. Now slacking and eating nice homemade food in Bob's appartment is over :)
Travel Blog with Photos
12.5.2005 - Beijing, China - in English - in Swedish
13.5.2005 - Beijing, China - in English - in Swedish
15.5.2005 - Beijing, China - in English - in Swedish
16.5.2005 - Beijing, China - in English - in Swedish
17.5.2005 - Beijing, China - in English - in Swedish
18.5.2005 - Beijing, China - in English - in Swedish
20.5.2005 - Beijing, China - in English - in Swedish
22.5.2005 - Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia - in English - in Swedish
25.5.2005 - Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia - in English - in Swedish
29.5.2005 - Irkutsk, Russia - in English - in Swedish
1.6.2005 - Train 339 Irkutsk-Moscow, Russia - in English - in Swedish
3.6.2005 - Moscow, Russia - in English - in Swedish
4.6.2005 - Moscow, Russia - in English - in Swedish
7.6.2005 - St Petersburg, Russia - in English - in Swedish
We spent two days in Helsinki, Finland before taking the ferry to Sweden.
Photo Albums
There are more photo albums to come. I just need some time to put them here.
Hong Kong City
Hong Kong party photos (and one or two others)
Hong Kong's Madam Tussaud's wax museum
Beijing City
Beijing Food
Beijing Underground City
Beijing Forbidden City
Beijing Military Museum
Beijing Party Night
Beijing Summer Palace
The Great Wall of China
Beijing Wax Museum
Ulaan Baatar City
Mongolian Countryside
Moscow Underground Train Stations
Moscow City
Moscow - Kremlin and the Red Square
Moscow - Museum of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945
Photos from the Transsiberian trains
Trains
| Route | Distance | Duration | Cost | Cost in Kronor | ||||
| Hong Kong - Beijing | |
2276 km | |
27h | |
604 HKD | |
507 SEK |
| Beijing - Ulaan Baatar | 1551 km | 30h | 656 RMB | 531 SEK | ||||
| Ulaan Baatar - Irkutsk | 1121 km | 24h | 34 USD | 235 SEK | ||||
| Irkutsk - Moscow | 5185 km | 88h | 4700 RUB | 1128 SEK | ||||
| Moscow - St Petersburg | 700 km | 8h | 810 RUB | 195 SEK | ||||
| St Petersburg - Helsinki | 456 km | 6h | 1840 RUB | 442 SEK | ||||
| Total | 11289 km | 7 days & 15 hours | 3038 SEK |
Accomodation
The cost is per room or per bed. In case of double rooms the cost is shared between two people.
| City | |
Name | |
Type | |
Cost | |
Cost in Kronor | |
Comment |
| Beijing | Far East Hotel | double room | 298 RMB | 241 SEK | AC, TV, fridge | |||||
| Beijing | International Youth Hostel | bed in dorm | 80 RMB | 65 SEK | Affiliated with Zhaolong Hotel | |||||
| Ulaan Baatar | Idre's Guesthouse | double room | 9 USD | 63 SEK | ||||||
| Ulaan Baatar | Idre's Guesthouse | bed in dorm | 3.50 USD | 25 SEK | ||||||
| Irkutsk | Downtown Hostel | bed in dorm | 500 RUB | 120 SEK | incl breakfast | |||||
| Moscow | Hotel Akademijskaya | double room | 2430 RUB | 583 SEK | ||||||
| St Petersburg | Zimmer Frei Hostel | double room | 1340 RUB | 321 SEK | nice and central | |||||
| Helsinki | Aku's Guesthouse | floor | free of charge | open to the public |
Beer Index
Yes, we were a bit unoccupied on the train the last day (while drinking beer)
| City | |
Where | |
Size | |
Cost | |
Cost in Kronor | |
Kronor / Liter |
| Singapore | 7-11 | 0.33L | 3.50 SGD | 15.46 SEK | 43.80 | |||||
| Singapore | Happy hour, club/bar | 0.4L | 5 SGD | 20.65 SEK | 51.63 | |||||
| Singapore | Nightclub | 0.4L | 10 SGD | 41.30 SEK | 103.25 | |||||
| Hong Kong | Supermarket | 0.63L | 10 HKD | 8.40 SEK | 13.33 | |||||
| Hong Kong | Bar, happy hour | 0.4L | 25 HKD | 21.00 SEK | 52.50 | |||||
| Beijing | Street corner | 0.6L | 2 RMB | 1.62 SEK | 2.70 | |||||
| Beijing | Cheap restaurant | 0.6L | 5 RMB | 4.05 SEK | 6.75 | |||||
| Beijing | JO Waldner's restaurant | 0.33L | 25 RMB | 20.25 SEK | 61.36 | |||||
| Beijing | Nice bar | 0.33L | 20 RMB | 16,20 SEK | 49,09 | |||||
| Ulaan Baatar | Supermarket | 0.5L | 1600 T | 9.45 SEK | 18.90 | |||||
| Ulaan Baatar | Restaurant | 0.5L | 1800 T | 10.63 SEK | 21.27 | |||||
| Irkutsk | Liqour store | 0.63L | 25 RUB | 6.00 SEK | 9.52 | |||||
| Irkutsk | Nice restaurant | 1L | 90 RUB | 21.60 SEK | 21,60 | |||||
| Trans-Siberian Train | Restaurant car | 0.5L | 40 RUB | 9.60 SEK | 19.20 | |||||
| Trans-Siberian Train | Restaurant car | 1.5L | 80 RUB | 19.20 SEK | 12.80 | |||||
| Trans-Siberian Train | Platform | 1.5L | 50 RUB | 12.00 SEK | 8.00 | |||||
| Moscow | Beer tent | 0.5L | 60 RUB | 14.40 SEK | 28.80 | |||||
| Moscow | Nice restaurant | 0.5L | 75 RUB | 18.00 SEK | 36.00 | |||||
| St Petersburg | Nightclub | 0.5L | 80 RUB | 19.20 SEK | 38.40 | |||||
| St Petersburg | Restaurant | 0.5L | 55 RUB | 13.20 SEK | 26.40 |