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Sunrise over Irkutsk  
   

Sunrise over Irkutsk

happens very late in Winter, between 8-9 am
Our first taste of Siberian cold

October 30th 2011
So, we travelled another 45h to get to Irkutsk and we happened to take exactly the same train as Cyril - the guy we met in Novosibirsk. What are the odds??? Train ride was fun – this time in the 3rd class - and we really enjoyed it. First we met some Ukrainian guys (60 of them all together) who were going to Irkutsk for 6 months work contract. Why travel so far and leave the families behind?? T ... read more
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