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Baykal lake

Posted by baikaleast

... of Buryatia you can visit the main Buddhist temples and sacred places: Ivolginskij Dazan - the center of Buddhism in the Russian Federation where one of the Buddhist miracles is situated - the imperishable body of Pandido-Khambo Lama Dashi Dorjo Itigelov, ...

Trains from Moscow to Ekaterinburg and then onto Irkutsk? - Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk/Lake Baikal travel question

Posted by runbikefly

Hi, Thanks for the information especially the link for train 16. We have now booked train 16 and 2 and are going Olkhon Island as well! Really excited for our trip and looking forward to relaxing on the trains...and at the lake. I have been on ...

Trains from Moscow to Ekaterinburg and then onto Irkutsk? - Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk/Lake Baikal travel question

Posted by jmabro

Hi, Thanks for the information especially the link for train 16. We have now booked train 16 and 2 and are going Olkhon Island as well! Really excited for our trip and looking forward to relaxing on the trains...and at the lake.

Trains from Moscow to Ekaterinburg and then onto Irkutsk? - Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk/Lake Baikal travel question

Posted by jmabro

... 2 also sounds ok. Has anyone who has been on these trains got any advice? Is there an electical power socket in the compartment? Finally, any views on 1st class vs 2nd class for the two of us? Any advice on Lake Baikal Listvianka and Olkhon Island? Thanks.

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