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Snowy Siberia: Irkutsk and Lake Baikal
It's worth mentioning our train trip from UB to Irkutsk because of our somewhat eccentric "cabin buddies". We were sharing our four berth Koup with two 65+ (at a guess) year old grandmothers; one Ukrainian (Elena) and one Mongolian (cannot remember her name, it was difficult to pronounce). Getting in to the Koup was our first ordeal as between the two ladies there were more bags and boxes than either one could possibly carry on their own, let alone find storage space for in ...
Train of thought
... on the train that after not spending nearly any money in Moscow, I will opt for a hotel in Irkutsk to shower and get some rest after the only plan for the day, a visit to famous lake Baikal. I am booking the hotel in the train station and we take a minivan to get over there. With Natalia's help, i get a double room instead of single for about the same price and since I leave the next morning too early to at breakfast, I can eat it now and check into the room at 8 am. I love when ...
Killing time in Irkutsk
... snow capped mountains is a lake. If you have the time I recommend looking up the Wikipedia entry for Lake Baikal, the stats are mind blowing. For us though it was a very much needed respite from the fast paced, city orientated travelling that we have done up to this point. It gave us a tiny taste of what the next leg through Mongolia and around China could be all about. I think we have agreed ...
Sleepless in Siberia
... stalls selling kittens, puppies, and bunnies. I wanted to take them all. They all looked in very good condition, but it was so sad to see them. Despite being the number one stop for travellers on the Transiberian Express we didn’t feel too comfortable taking pictures so sadly we didn’t get any photos here. Just a 5 minute walk from the market and you hit the high street and the diversity of the town is clear again with Benetton, Adidas, Mango and ...
Auf der Transsib Teil I, von Moskau nach Irkutstk
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Die Zeit waehrend der Fahrt haben wir uns hauptsaechlich mit Reisefuehrer lesen, Mp3 Player hoeren, aus dem Fenster schauen, essen, schlafen und quatschen vertrieben. Die 87 Stunden sind wahrlich wie im Flug vergangen. Wenn man in Oesterreich an eine so lange Zugfahrt denkt kommt einem das Grauen. Die landschaftlichen Aspekte, der staendige Wechsel der Fahrgaeste, Zuschauen, andere Kulturen kennenlernen, Aussteigen, etc. liessen keine ...
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