September 26, 2019 – We arrive at our final destination, Vladivostok, at 8:30am this morning and meet our delightful guide, Dennis. We’ve traveled through 8 time zones over 9,000 kilometers to this beautiful port city. Our beautiful weather continues as we tour the city before checking in at the only 5-star hotel in the city.
Dennis, our guide to Vladivostok. Another brilliant guide who is 25 years old, majored in International Relations, and speaks fluent Mandarin as well as English.Our final group photo with our train stewards as we disembark.Me beside the sign post that indicates how many kilometers we have traveled from Moscow to Vladivostok. 9,288 to be exact.View of the Vladivostok train station as we leave on the bus.Monument to the heroes of the civil war. Beautifully situated at the end of one of the main avenues of Vladivostok.Resplendent Jerry (as always) with Evgeny, our national guide.Bridge across the Golden Horn Bay.Dan with Evgeny, our amazing tour leader from Moscow to Vladivostok.We say a fond farewell to Ash and Nick who leave the tour early to attend a medical conference in Seoul.We visit the Submarine museum of the S-56 which successfully fought against a fascist fleet during World War II.Barry rubs the nose of a submarine commander for good luck.Image of a handsome submarine commander during World War II.Through the submarine porthole into the torpedo room.Torpedo firing tubes.Hand in hand with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn‎.View of Vladivostok from Russky Island.Glimpse of beautiful buildings along the embankment driving back into Vladivostok across the Golden Horn Bridge.
We check in at our lovely hotel and enjoy some free time before our Farewell Dinner, bringing this amazing (epoch) adventure to a successful close.
