chugging along

Last day in Russia

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July 16th 2010
Now in Irkutsk which is a very large Russian city and our last port of call in Russia, jumping on the train at 10pm this evening and heading over to Mongolia to stay in a Ger camp. we have spent the last few days chilling out near lake Bakal which is I am told the worlds largest lake - it certainly looked pretty big to me - staying in a log cabin the legs are starting to ache with all the hill ... 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