Thursday 17th August As mentioned already, everything in our time capsule called the Trans Siberian train, operates in MT. At 02h00am [7am actually], we were all woken up to the loud strains of Russian pop songs! In 1hr we arrive in Severobaikalsk at the far northern end of Lake Baikal. The scenery has changed dramatically Read More »
Arrived in Irkutsk after 4 nights on the Trans Siberian Rail from Moscow. The first 3 days of the journey were pretty relaxed with both of us spending most of our time sleeping. By day 4 the scenery had changed with lots of snow and ice – big problem as neither of us were particularly Read More »
Visited the Museum November 20th. There are a lot of pictures inthis blog … see them in extra photos. The museum is dedicated to the peoples that inhabit the Russian Landt. Notes …. as written while walking thru the second floor: – entrance fee 350 rub.; little blue footsie slippers are required over outdoor shoes; Read More »
