Saying goodbye to the 'gang' at Novosibirsk, Russia

Sadly, and with real emotion, we said a very quick goodbye to the 'gang' that adopted us for the past four days on the train.  They were traveling home for a well-deserved two months after four months on the job digging tunnels near the North Korean and Russian border.  We can never say thank you enough for their warmth, patience, understanding, and most of all friendship.  We all transcended language for a few days and grew quite close.  Thank you guys!  We will most certainly never forget you.