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Gateway to Baikal: Irkutsk and Listvyanka

Gateway to Baikal: Irkutsk and Listvyanka

  After our adventure in die Siberian wilderness along the Baikal Lake we had a couple of relaxing days in Listvyanka, a small and – at least at this time of the year –  bit sleepy village on the shore of the lake. Great for fresh fish and strolling along the shore. It’s nice, but one day is absolutely enough to explore it. A few pics:   So we decided to go back to Irkutsk the next day. When we arrived in Irkutsk…

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Into the Wild: Our autumn Baikal Adventure

Into the Wild: Our autumn Baikal Adventure

The short version : A great and exciting trip with Anton our guide, thank’s Anton!   The longer Version : So after that cultural shock in Novosibirsk we had booked a tour to the Baikal lake to get back to nature. Just the thing we needed. The train ride to Irkutsk was our longest so far – 31 hours. We started at six in the morning and arrived at three in the afternoon the next day. But it wasn’t so…

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