“Lake Baikal: the world’s deepest fresh water lake” Gregsbigshimmy’s photos around Irkutsk, Russia
| A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Irkutsk, Russia by TravelPod blogger Gregsbigshimmy titled "Lake Baikal: the world's deepest fresh water lake" Gregsbigshimmy's travel blog entry: "Arrived, very skankily, after 60+ hours on the train to our small hostel in Irkutsk. A hot shower never felt so good! Explored the town a bit, known as Paris of Siberia, ate omul, the fish from nearby Lake Baikal, in a friendly, funky restaurant. Met lots of peeps from the hostel, including Richard, from our first train ride. Touristally (this can't possibly be a word, my first bush-ism), drank beers at a German beer haus, odd to see Russian girls dressed in dirndls in the middle of Siberia. Lake Baikal is said to be able to supply the world with it's water for 40 years if there were no other source. The days activity was a walk along the rarely used train tracks on the Western side of the lake. It was a little strange to be transported in a lawn bowl sports (Toyota Camry that Mum used to drive in Perth) but hey, why not. The instructions were kinda bad to say the least from our driver (a forty someone yr old Russian woman). The Siberian winter started early here so the first part was in snow. Impressively there were a few train track repair crews around, which made me think that Russia is certainly 'on the right track' in terms of infrastructure! The first part of the hike to the lake was though forest and some shoddily made bridges, reminiscent of the Blair Witch project ... |
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