Ok ok ok, so it's taken me 3.5 weeks to write an entry, but I've been busy - honest! We got into Beijing yesterday afternoon and, being the urbanites that we are, immediately fell in love with the city's vibe. But enough about China, that can wait for another blog. I guess I'd better fill you in on the rest of Russia. Where were we? Ah yes, we'd just left Yekaterinburg in Kerry's last post. There's a lot to cover then, but stream of conciousness writing was good enough for Kerouac so it should be good enough for me. Here we go then, forgive me if I keep it brief...... Yekaterinburg to Irkutsk/Lake Baikal Train, 3 days, shared a berth with Andrei (head of logistics for the Irkutsk police force (we think)) and his daughter Dascha,
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