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Irkutsk Slideshow
Irkutsk
Travel Blogs from Irkutsk, Russian Federation
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a far way from Moscow, both in distance (5,185km) but more notably in the hospitality. Our faith in the Russian people has been restored after 80hours in a 5ft x 7ft cabin with 2 locals who spoke no English; our meagre Russian of Spasiba thank ...
Irkutsk
... ...and that wouldn't start until atleast 9am. Also its a common fact that its not a good idea to be dealing with the russian officials pissed. They have no humor. So ...finally we do clear all of the customs and my first move was to ...
Lake Baikal
... also be heading to Irkutsk on the same train. We chatted on and off throughout the very long train ride to Irkutsk, went fishing for vegetarian dumplings at the train station stops, then rode out together to the Lake. I think I learned more ...
A Day in Irkutsk
... well an old seat for the various religions of these vast regions, including the still accepted and respected art of Shamanism, Russian Orthodox, Catholicism, the many tribal religions. Looking out our hostel window I wasn’t surprised to see 3 horses ...
On to Mongolia!
Hi there! Well, I'm back in Irktusk after spending a couple days on Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal - truly an amazing experience, although I feel like I could use a shower...our showering facilities basically consisted of a big bucket of water and a large ...
Irkutsk
Wet, cold and gun-metal grey, Irkutsk greeted us with a road traffic accident fatality. To calm us down our guide, Koster - warm, friendly & with great English - bundled us into a minivan that hurtled at great speeds along the amazing arrow straight ...
List of Reprimands from our Carriage Attendant
Told off for not getting into our compartment proptly enough after boarding Told off for not making our beds Told off for lying down on the bare upholstery Told off for opening the window of our own compartment Told off for pouring dirty water down the ...
The Trans-Siberian Experience
... , pastries, smoked fish, noodles and complete pre-packed meals (and of course, beer) I was sharing my cabin with a Belgian couple and a Russian man, we all got on pretty well - you always hope to have good people to share with, when it's for that long in ...
Irkutsk - The Paris of Siberia
... were made to the dining car (for beer - the food is better left alone) which to our joy played videos of 1970s Russian pop music. Quite a musical treat we can assure you. Regular stops are made at stations where you have time to wander along ...
The Great Trans-Mongolian train experience
Priviet! Suuri trans-mongolian junamatka: 5900 kilometria, yli 110 tuntia, 5 aikavyohyketta... Matkamme starttasi Moskovasta uudenvuodenvieton jalkimainigeissa 2.1 klo 21:30. Loydettyamme vaunumme jakauduimme kahteen loossiin(kumpikin loossi ...
Lake Baikal
The Worlds largest freshwater lake. Here we got out of the train and had about 3 minutes to buy stinky smoked fish. It was tasty but it made the cabin ...
Train life and a nomad's life
... eyed ticket master: our first contact with Russia. Our second leg of the train journey would take us from Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, to Irkutsk, Siberia. We had treated ourselves to a $95 "deluxe" sleeper for this 28-hour journey. It turned out to be a ...
Mongolian Experience
... one of the photos soon but I think it'll have to wait until we arrive in Beijing on 5th August. When we arrived in Irkutsk, our first impression of the city was really chaotic - just like some frontier town. Trying to get out of the station was ...
Further East to Western Lands
... was unrolled and my photo CDs were taken away for scrutiny. I said goodbye to the other cabin passengers - two barely clothed Russian private dancers and their Chinese boss who worked it in Harbin - and mingled with the hundred or so Russians on the ...
My Trans-Siberian epic odyssey begins here
My main impression of Irkutsk was of the oldyworldy houses with quaint painted shutters and wooden lacework. Made a day trip out to Lake Baikal, where I dined on the local delicacy: smoked fish called 'omul'. Some interesting stats: Lake Baikal constitues ...
Irkutsk, tuo oikearattisten kaupunki
Pysahdys Irkutskissa. Ilma on hyva ja kaupungille paasee ratikalla. Junaliput Ulan Batoriin on saatu ostettua pienen vankaamisen jalkeen. Monessa autossa on ratit oikealla, ne on japanilaisvalmisteisia. Suosittu katu on nimetty Karl Marksin mukaan ja ...
Journey to Irkutsk
... ; But at least there were no major issues with the flight to Moscow and then transferring to the flight to Irkutsk (we managed to survive our first flights on Russian-made planes -- by the way, the food on the longer leg was quite good and Aeroflot has a ...
Siberia
... to the lake at Listvyanka - a small Siberian fishing village. My home-stay in Irkustk provided a few cool insights...firstly Russian doors. The apartment I was staying in had two doors. The inner door was reasonable light and normal. The outer door ...
Moscow - Irkutsk
... about 1 English pound for this. Enjoyed the trip with Doug and Bryan and Chris - French blokes. Drank about last night -m was drinking Russian Vodka with the locals - big mistake (yes, I know, Mum I should know better! LOL)However, I feel a little smug ...
Lake Baikal: the world's deepest fresh water lake
... same train as us to Ulan Ude, the last stop in Russia. We ate at an I restaurant having grown tired of the Russian fare, meanwhile exchanging traveling stories and suggestions. On the train again, this compartment was older than the last, it seems the ...
Hey man! : He walks on water
... zijn we om 20.30 lokale tijd ons bedje in gekropen om als een stel blokken in slaap te vallen. Dag twee Irkutsk Vandaag stond een bezoek aan het Baikalmeer op het programma, het grootste zoetwatermeer ter wereld. De verplaatsing gebeurde deze keer per ...
Irkutsk and Lake Baikal
... run by a very friendly and helpful Russian couple who speak perfect English. Makes us wish we could stay here longer. Irkutsk itself is unremarkable - another old Soviet style town with no much going for it, but the city acts as a gateway to ...
Listvyanka to Irkutsk
... out! Who incidentally got marched out of two carriages he shouldn't have been in, despite looking more and more like a russian with facial hair Osma Bin Laden would be proud of! After three nights and slight cabin fever later we ...
goodbye Lenin
... of dread and excitement. Due to previous experience, I purchsed a bottle of vodka to share with our prospective crazy alcoholic Russian cabin mates. Hopping on the train we managed to interpret our ticket and find our carriage and cabin. I opened the ...
vertrek Moskou Trans-Siberische express
Dag 5 in Moskou en vertrek Trans-Siberische De laatste ochtend in Moskou begon met een hele klus. We moesten namelijk onze rugzakken terug ingeladen zien te krijgen, op zo'n manier dat we tijdens de 4 dagen dat we op de trein zitten niet ...
Entering Mongolia
... a strong breeze away from certain death. I tried to upload some of the pics todays, but this crazy Russian internet cafe doesn't have the capacity. I am in Irkutsk today, about to board a train into Mongolia (36 hours). This is a bustling Metropolis ...
Day 9 Irkutsk
Day 9 Saturday 10th Jan Listvyanka to Irkutsk Woke up at 9.30am for breakfast, this time we had a kind of flaky pastry filled with cottage cheese, which was nice but a bit sickly if you had more than one. Then we set off for the hours drive ...
Back on the Trans-Sib...
... further Anglo-French relations and generally succeeded with good banter. Fortunately, their English was better than our French! The destination was Irkutsk and Lake Baikal which we managed to get to via a dodgey cab ride and bumpy bus ride - neither ...