In this post we will handle things that have happened in the last weeks before the departure.
One of the biggest challenge in our trip preparations was to empty our flat and sell/give away the majority of our belongings. We wanted to feel free of the stuff that had been accumulating in the past years. Most of it we didn't even remember it existed. Shortly, the less material the better.
We moved away from our apartment in Kallio, Helsinki last Saturday. We spent Monday and Tuesday cleaning the flat. It was a hard job but we are happy now. It was actually good that we concentrated on moving and not stressed about the trip. In the last days we met friends and family who all mean lot to us. A day before the departure we bought medicines and last vaccinations. Just before leaving we went to exchange money, ruble and yuan (Mongolian currency is not available abroad).
At 17:52 our Tolstoi-train left from Helsinki to Moscow. A special thank to people that came all the way to central railway station! It was really nice leaving by train since we went there with no hurry, after a nice beer and with no worries on weight limits of the luggage.
Now we are officially citizens of Jamsa (again) and on our way. While we were moving to Jamsa, immediately after crossing the city border this song played on the radio!
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