Admiral Hostel Irkutsk
Building 6, Apt 1 Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russian Federation
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Passing by
In Irkutsk we only spend half a day. But that is plenty as the city is small. Nice timber houses, lovely flower arrangements in the parks and a few remarkable old churches.
We find that the food we buy in the shop is not fresh. Mould on our breakfast yogurt and old crabstick salad are few signs of the lack of food control in the city. Some …
Back to the city
After 2 days freezing our ass off by the lake, we packed up and caught the early bus into Irkutsk. The bus dropped us off in the middle of town and we had no idea where we were. We soon realised we were on the completely wrong side of town so began walking. After half an hour trecking we finally found our hostel. Words cannot describe the smell …
A Welcome Shower!
Gonetobuymilk stayed here on Oct 10, 2010 during their trip titled: Keeping our feet on the ground....
Siberia
I was under the impression that Siberia would be a god-forsaken place. It's cold, but compared to the 'Far East' region of Russia which is cold, poor and desolate, Siberia is prosperous, inhabited and rich in natural resources. You see cars, trucks, horses and industry. House doors and windows seem to be universally painted blue, and fake shutters …
Getting temporarily off the Trans-Siberian train
We've just arrived in Irkutsk after 4 days and 4 nights on the train from Moscow to Irkutsk.
Day 1
There was a lot of confusion initially when we boarded the train, as our Russian travel agent had booked us in different kupes (compartments) so we were scattered and weren't allowed to sleep together for our long journey. Two of us …


