 | Olkhon, Russia |
Upon arrival to Olkhon Island and its small capital city, Kuzhir (2000 people), I was like a kid in a candy store! Log cabins, open spaces, giant cliffs, a massive lake, rocks to climb, dogs and cows to chase, and surprisingly good food! After showing us ...
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Excursions in the Lake Baikal region
Posted on Jun 5, 2009, 10:10:22
... Excursion to the Ivolginskij Tempel (40 km from Ulan-Ude) This is a unique Buddhist temple complex widely known abroad Russia. Most of the guests who visit Republic of Buryatia seek to visit this temple surrounded with a picturesque neighborhood. Here ...
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TransSiberian Railway - September 2008
Posted on Apr 20, 2008, 22:04:06
... route... Roughly saying the itinerary goes as follows: Moscow (3-4 days) - Yekaterinburg (2 days) - Krasnoyarsk (2 days) - Irkutsk - Olkhon Island (2-3 days) - Listvyanka - Ulan Ude (2 days). (Severobaikalsk, north side of the lake remains an alternative, ...
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Table Tennis
Posted on Oct 30, 2009, 23:10:17
While we were staying at Nikita's on Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal in Russia we spent most of our days playing table tennis. We were also lucky enough to experience the sight of some proper hardcore table tennis. Nikita and his friend would play each ...
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