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Lake Baikal

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peacefrog	May 4 2006, 02:46 AM Post #1
Pathfinder Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 23-March 06 Member No.: 581 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I plan so stopover in Irkustk for a few days, if you have suggestions about things not to be missed... -------------------- A day back around the world « Sans curiosité on meurt et sans courage on ne vit pas. » [ Hugo Pratt ]

Smiley	May 8 2006, 02:34 AM Post #2
Unregistered	QUOTE(peacefrog @ May 4 2006, 02:46 AM) I plan so stopover in Irkustk for a few days, if you have suggestions about things not to be missed... Hello Peacefrog! Have you ever been there? I live in Russia (in Novosibirsk) and I heard Irkutsk becomes dirty town last time. And lake Baikal is not so fantastic as people say. So there are other beautiful places in Siberia. Lake Baikal just has good PR

peacefrog	May 8 2006, 10:04 AM Post #3
Pathfinder Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 23-March 06 Member No.: 581 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Hi smiley I know there are plenty beautiful places in Russia, but I have to make choices, and my choice is to see Lake Baikal. Would you go to Paris and not go to see the Eiffel Tower? Well, seen from here, lake Baikal is the must see in Siberia. By the way, what is PR? Thanks -------------------- A day back around the world « Sans curiosité on meurt et sans courage on ne vit pas. » [ Hugo Pratt ]

technotrekker	May 8 2006, 02:20 PM Post #4
Explorer Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 27-August 05 Member No.: 231 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Lake Baikal was very nice when I was there a few months ago and reckon it would be great in summer too. Definitely stop there for a few days... Have fun, TT ps: PR = 'Public Relations' and can be taken as publicity/promotions as a wider definition. -------------------- Overland from Sydney to Scotland - via a wintry Siberia! Photoblog here.

peacefrog	May 8 2006, 07:05 PM Post #5
Pathfinder Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 23-March 06 Member No.: 581 Nominate me as a Local Expert	got it, thanks. Tell me TT, would you recommend crossing the lake and continuing the train on the other side, or taking the train from irkutsk along the southern shore? -------------------- A day back around the world « Sans curiosité on meurt et sans courage on ne vit pas. » [ Hugo Pratt ]

zzz_Smiley	May 9 2006, 09:08 AM Post #6
Armchair Adventurer Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 8-May 06 Member No.: 711 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Hi Peacefrog, yes, you are right, Eiffel tower is symbol of Paris, and if I visit the city I visit Eiffel tower. Propably lake Baikal is symbol of clear Siberia. You know for Russians the most part of foreign guests go to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Lake Baikal. Russia is very big and it's strange to understand that just three things in Russia are interested for foreign guests. Oh! There is the forth very popular place - Trans-Siberian Railway. Yes, Lake Baikal is very nice place. I think you time there will be well. Local people are very hospitable. But if they invite you to have a dinner be ready to drink vodka. And if you come and say "no, I won't drink" they will not understand you.

technotrekker	May 9 2006, 09:45 AM Post #7
Explorer Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 27-August 05 Member No.: 231 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Is it still an option to cross and take that different line? I thought it was discontinued or at best a very restricted service... If you can still go up it you would be heading into serıous Sıberian wılderness so not sure how exciting it would be. Even on the main lıne when you do a long stretch the countrysıde wıll look exactly the same each mornıng when you wake up! Trees, trees and more treeees! What I would be very ınterested to do ıs go dırectly north on the traın from Moscow to Murmansk - well beyond the Arctic Circle. Northern lights and vodka nights - yikes! -------------------- Overland from Sydney to Scotland - via a wintry Siberia! Photoblog here.

peacefrog	May 9 2006, 10:09 AM Post #8
Pathfinder Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 23-March 06 Member No.: 581 Nominate me as a Local Expert	TT: ok, I'll check out and decide when I arrive there. Smiley, thanks for the advice. Actually, when on foot I am not able to say "no I won't drink" , so I guess I'll just end up slipping under the table -------------------- A day back around the world « Sans curiosité on meurt et sans courage on ne vit pas. » [ Hugo Pratt ]

Vilka	Jun 22 2006, 04:40 AM Post #9
Unregistered	QUOTE(peacefrog @ May 4 2006, 02:46 AM) I plan so stopover in Irkustk for a few days, if you have suggestions about things not to be missed... You could read this great Baikal lake travel review. Hope I help you some

momonamo	Dec 13 2007, 08:57 PM Post #10
Armchair Adventurer Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 13-December 07 Member No.: 114805 Nominate me as a Local Expert	kto nibud prisutstvuet zdes krome BOT-ov???

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