Lake Baikal

2008: A Trans-Siberian Odyssey

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April 21st 2008
Part 2: Juke box in Siberia The train journey from Ulan Ude was another overnighter - only about 10 hours though and we were expecting to arrive at around 8am at our destination: Irkutsk (pron: ear-kootsk - and don't forget to roll your R's). No smugglers on this train that we were aware of but we gave the provodnista a good laugh when we told her we didn't need bed linen as we had sleeping bags. ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more