OUR CRAZIEST 48 HOURS in RUSSIA, Ural Mountains

Yekaterinburg, Russia After 14 hours and two time zone changes on the TransSiberian Railway from Kazan, we arrive in the bustling metropolis of Yekaterinburg, Russia. Yekaterinburg is the fourthlargest city in Russia, one of the most important economic centers in the country, and nicknamed the window to Asia as it straddles the continents of Europe and Asia. This is where we cross into the Asian side of Russia on the TransSiberian railroad, as we head into the Ural Mountains. On this leg of the jour