St Petersburg, RussiaThe HermitageRed Square, MoscowMoscow buildings where some major political purges took place. MoscowThe Trans-Siberian RailwayOmsk, RussiaYekaterinburgYekaterinburgOrthodox Cathedral near YekaterinburgThe Asia-Europe border bear YekaterinbergOur trainIrkutsk, SiberiaIrkutskIrkutskIrkutskLake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world.Hiking on Lake BaikalMongolian BorderUlaanbaatar, MongoliaUlaanbaatar, MongoliaUlaanbaatarOld Soviet monument in UlaanbaatarGhengis Khan StatueGher tents on the Mongolian Steppe.Changing bogeys from Russian to standard gauge at the Mongolia-China BorderRural ChinaAbout half a day away from Beijing. Beijing StationForbidden CityThe Great WallBeijingBeijingShanghaiShanghaiShanghaiGinza Street, TokyoAsakusa Temple, Japan