Mayak Hotel Listvyanka
85A, Gorkogo St, Irkutsk region Listvyanka, Lake Baikal, Siberia, 664520, Russian Federation
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Siberia - Part 2 - The Ugly Truth
[Kristine here]
So..here it comes The Great Transsiberian - basically we are stuck on the train for 3 nights and a day on our way from Ekaterinburg to Irkutsk. But hey with a little help of 2 bottles of vodka, some beer, dried fish and card games with our ''roomies'' time flies! Next thing you know we are being picked up by our guide Lena …
Loch Baikal
May 18th
Surprisingly, everyone felt reasonably okay this morning and as we rolled through the suburbs of Irkutsk everyone hurriedly had breakfast before having to get off. After finding the empty supermarket in UB that had no customers we were now well stocked up with supplies that would last us hopefully the rest of the way to St …
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Wolves and wandering on beautiful Olkon Island
... across.
It's about another 40 minutes on the other side and then we arrive to Nikita's homestay in the main town of the island. What a cool place! They have their own little community with guest houses, a canteen, animals and everything. It's really pretty too, everything is made of wood, even down to the lampshades! We've been there no more than 10 minutes and are provided with a hearty home-cooked lunch, and just to add to the warm welcome we are ...
Lake Baikal
... pharmacy! The naughty bad bacteria seem to be getting the upper hand at the moment. We have spotted a small herd of goats on the roadside and clearly the New Forest is not the only place where horses/ponies roam through the village streets.
The weather has been chilly but sunny once the fog has lifted from the lake and surrounding hills. We’re off to visit a village further up the coast but only accessible by hydrofoil. The return trip will be the last one this ...
Clickety-clack, clackety-click, clickety-clackety.
... settled down pretty quick.There were plenty of information signs, timetables and rules displayed, all in Russian so no idea whether or not we broke any rules apart from one in English clearly informing us that nothing other than natural products should be flushed down the loo. Paper? In the bin provided of course. No lid.
Prior to embarking on one of the world's most famous rail journeys, we had certain important preparations to make-stocking up on picnic ...



