Way to Russia Talk Lounge

jameses · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:11 am Post subject: Stop at the Sayan Mountains

Your information on the Yoga center in Arshan says to contact you. We'd like to possibly stay there for three days in July on our way through on the train. We'd get off the train in Slyudyanka take the 2-hour bus, then be there for a few days. Could you put us in contact with them so that we can make reservations?

Question 1 - since the train arrives in Slyudyanka around midnight, according to the best of my information, is there a place to spend the night before getting on the first bus?

Question 2 - The Hong Kong Consulate suggests a transit visa - if it needs to be registered (we'll be in Russia fewer than 10 days - this would be our only stop, aside from changing trains in Moscow) could we register it at the yoga camp or somewhere in Slyudyanka? Hong Kong suggests that the transit visa does not need an invitation, which is nice, but we won't have a 'inviting source' for the registration.

Thank you for helping with this complicated country!

Alison James