Blogs from Siberia, Russia, Europe - page 40

We still can not get used to the time difference - it is +8 hours GMT. This is really weird city, strange looks of the people at us. In the shops etc. some people are nice, trying to help, some not, making us feel that they do not want foreigners here. The main streets here are Karl Marx str, Lenin street. There on the Marx street girls dancing on the balcony of some club - in lingerie. Probably trying to get some guests :) Tomorrow we are going to Olchon island, lake Baikal. We are VERY much looking forward to go to countryside.... read more

To start this one off - I think I should explain some of the titles! The fashions in Russia can really only be described as interesting!! To say the very least! Trousers are worn high and tight - white if at all possible. Any man who is anybody carries a manbag - most of which look a lot like a mini brief case! Very suave! Camo gear is very in as well - only for the men though! Since my last entry I have been back on the train, rained on, drunk and propositioned - but not necessarily in that order!! We jumped on the train at 11.52 Moscow time. Laura and I were in a room with two russian ladies - Elena and another older lady whose name I don't remember but she was from ... read more

We are leaving Krasnoyarsk today and heading to Irkutsk to check out Lake Baikal. The past few days in Krasnoyarsk (or K Town as we find that slightly easier to pronounce!) has been great. We had a fairly lazy afternoon the first day off the train - thoroughly enjoyed our shower. With a few of us dealing with tummy bugs - it was an interesting start to our time on land. We headed down to the river for a few beers overlooking the river and the bridge - a pretty nice place to be. We then headed to find this buffet - but ended up at a place called the Russian Cafe. Which appeared to have dishes from each of the former states. The menu was all in Russian - but luckily had some photos. We ... read more

Atrepultunk a Bajkal felett. An 24essel. NAgy volt. Majd reszletezzuk.... read more

2 nap Tajgazas meg Baikal utan visszajottunk Severobaikalskba. Sok volt a fa. meg a viz. Igor ugye lebetegedett a Raketan, de a vasarnap esti vodka Artyommal es Anatolijjal Jekatyerinburgbol illetve Pavel Alekszandorvics ba'nya'ja a Tajgaban helyretette. Elobbi kettovel a panellakashostelben talalkoztunk. Jekatyerinburgi egyetemi diakdalokat enekelt es gitaron kiserte oket. Kozbe megtudtuk h, innen indulnak, h korbevitorlazzak a Baikalt. Tavaly atkeles kozben rajuk jott a vihar es majnem a 178. oldalra kellett lapozniuk... A tabor, ahol voltunk, kb. Zankai uttorotabor (a Baikal ill. ket masik kisebb to partjan,) ami Pavel Alekszandrovics "ez a szobajuk es itt a kulcs, uduljenek! Jo udulest!" felutesevel indult. Reggeli 9es ebresztessel folytatodott, h menjunk reggelizni. Majd estenkenti b'anya'zassal zarult. Kellett is. A burjatokrol mar most kiderult, h nem jofejseg na... read more