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Irkutsk Slideshow
Irkutsk
Travel Blogs from Irkutsk, Russian Federation
Baikal ADVENTURES!
... was also incredibly clear, and pure enough to drink. There were a few other people there, and after getting out a pair of Russian guys invited me for a drink. I proceeded to have some vodka with them (since it wld have been rude to refuse), which I ...
Irkutusk
After a couple o days on the train (Good session had with the Russian army on that leg) we arrived in Irkutsk which is kind o the capital of Siberia. We were picked up at the train station and taken out to lake Baikal which was about a 3 hour drive. had ...
after a day of hardcore chilling..
... ( Still, it might all change, as it's my last official day in Russia, heading to Mongolia this evening.. Irkutsk was a pretty wish-washy day, 3 days of being mothered at the home stay takes it toll on the organising functions of the ...
Stepping into Irkutsk, a small and wooden city
As my flight from Moscow approaching Irkutsk after 5 hours, the largest city in the Russian Far East, and the city next to the world's deepest lake - Lake Baikal, I woke up just before the the sun rises and I slightly open the window shade, the view out ...
Train No. 9 to Moscow!
... . Once we crossed Europe, the Siberian wooden home with blue windows were no longer existent. We bought 3 bottles of wine in Irkutsk thinking that will be enough but we ran out, so we went to the dining car to buy another bottle. ...
Päivä 9.
Hip hurraa ja blinejä naamariin. Eipä sitten tänäänkään onnistuttu härväilemään, vaikka aamu vaikuttikin lupaavalta. Herättiin tosiaan siihen (no amiraali heräs), että joku huutelee meidän nimiä tuolla alapihalla. Siellähän se Lena oli ...
Lake Baikal
Junassa tapasimme venalaisen Alexin, joka lupasi meille isoaitinsa luona aamupalan, lampiman suihkun ja apua junalippujen kanssa. Otimme tarjouksen vastaan ja jaimmekin jo pari pysakkia ennen Irkutskia pois junasta. Siita sitten eka pimean taksin ...
Episodi II: Irkutsk
Tama viesti yritettiin lahettaa jo muutama paiva sitten, ei tainnut oikein onnata joten koitetaanpa uudestaan. Viime viestin jalkeen taakse on jaanyt nelja vuorokautta, viisi aikavyohyketta, yli 5000km junassa ja pienta kohellusta ...
Lac Baikal/Lake Baikal
quelques jours à Irkustsk et autour du lac Baikal! a few days in Irkutsk and around lake baikal! nous sommes alles sur l'ile Okhlond, le lac est magnifique!!! super impressions! bref saut dans le ...
Irkutsk to Olkhon Island
Irkutsk to Olkhon Island to Irkutsk Up at 9.30 after lie in. Packed up small bag for 2 nights on Olkhon. The two Germans and the other guy failed to turn up. I was set for another trip with just the Omuls. At least Jack was coming on this one and he was ...
The Train III
... . As a result, we had plenty of room to hold our little train picnics and dine on our delicacies such as salami and russian black bread, hot tea (each carriage features a boiler known as a samovar) and noodles. While not a culinary extravaganza, our ...
Päivä 8.
Jabadabaduu. Irkutskissa ollaan. Alkuyö oli hippasen mystinen. Uus asukki hytissämme (joka muuten oli lähemmäs 200kg) jätti kabiinimme oven auki nukkumaan mennessään. Käytävästä kuitenkin loisti vähintään 1500 kilowattiset loisteputket ...
Irkutsk
... Umtata permafrost does not damage wooden houses. There was the usual marketfull of furs and the such like - interestingly while in Irkutsk we met a russian girl and while chatting to her I discovered that her family are all hunters and that they say that ...
Getting temporarily off the Trans-Siberian train
... some nice British/Brazilian/Russians who helped us at a restaurant in Moscow before we left and who gave us great information about the Russian psyche and gender roles. xxxxx For those asking for my photos: you'll have to wait until I get home, I can't ...
Irkutsk
... that because my birth mark is on my neck myself and my husband are going to be very much in love which is a nice thought! Irkutsk Day 1 We arrive in at about 2ish and met Jake( the hostel owner) at the station and he brought us back to the hostel ...
Sunny Siberia
... water. Even more impressive from the hovercraft we took on it. We stayed in a local guest house and participated in a Russian sauna, known as a banya (pronouned Banine). This involved 180 degree sauna, a plunge pool and whipping yourself with birch tree ...
Chilling in Irkutsk
... bags to get ready for our next challenge - catch the bus back into town. Fortunately, there was an English speaking person selling Russian souvenirs on the main drag and was able to guide us where to wait. The bus never came but a mini-bus ...
Päivä 15.
Ollaankos sitä jo kaivattu meidän raapusteluja?? Aamulla herättin tulipalon lieskoihin.. no ei nyt ihan, mutta amiraali tunsi nokassaan kevyttä savun käryä. Perämies ei yllättäen moisiin kiinnittänyt huomiota. Aamupalan jälkeen (joka onneksi ...
A break from the Trans-Siberian Adventure!
Taking a break for two days in the center (well, sort of...) of Russia, meeting the Brits, getting a better train to ...
8/12/09 - Hostel and Love
... in the Lonely Planet book (aka the Bible for any travel), although from the outside it wasn’t exactly attractive. Most russian buildings are a bit worn down though so ya just gotta ignore it. The hostel was actually fairly nice inside, although in ...
Irkutsk
... etc. Apparently that is Good weather for here. So I went walking to look at old wooden houses and churches. I gotta slow up on the Russian churches cos there are gonna be a few. I will be a little more selective in future. I did an epic walk right around ...
Slightly chilly
Just arrived in Irkutsk after four nights on the train. It actually all went surprisingly well, and I didn't get bored at all. There were a few other english speakers on the train (well, three to be exact), which helped keep me sane. ...
We made it to Russia!
... I will write more about each city when I feel a little more human but for now, we've arrived at a really cosy hostel in Irkutsk and we are heading to a place called Olkhon island tomorrow morning to have a couple of days respite from trains before we make ...
Die Rentner tanzen - aber beim falschen Wetter
... Bilder sind schlecht. Die Rentner sollten beim guten Wetter tanzen, umgeben vom Volk. Wir brauchen andere Bilder. Am Montagabend verlassen wir Irkutsk - sechs Stunden Economy. Unser Büro hat schon den nächsten Flug nach Irkutsk gebucht, für ...
Life on the train
Our efforts of international diplomacy eventually prevailed with Max (we found out today that his name means Machine Gun in Russian. Brilliant and spot-on). Through repeated peace offerings and random acts of kindness, Max begrudgingly began to ...
Transiberian trainsporting!
The train took 5 days to cross the vast snow covered plains of Russia and Siberia. We spent most of it staring out of the window trying to spot the Kilometre posts that mark how many km we had come from Moscow! We would look up our location in the ...
Pass the Vodka!
... of snacks we returned to the lodge and enjoyed a few pre-dinner drinks. In the meantime Costa had prepared the banya, a traditional Russian sauna. Our group were first up so we donned our togs and headed into the small pine room, heated to a pleasant ...