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Day 10, 11, 12 - 7 - 9 September - Listvyanka (Lake Baikal)

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September 6th 2010
Listvyanka (Lake Baikal) Arrived in Irkutsk at 6am. Caught a taxi to from the train station to the bus station, where we waited in a little cafe until 9am, when the bus for Listvyanka was due. Surprising amount of people in the cafe also waiting for buses here and there. Lots of Mongolian looking people around - it definitely felt like we were getting closer to Mongolia. I felt absolutely rubbi ... read more

Europe » Russia » Siberia » Lake Baikal

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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