Irkutsk & Lake Baikal ("Blue Eye of Siberia")

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September 27th 2011

Published: September 27th 2011

Hi Everybody! We are halfway to our quest of making it around the world. FYI: This is my 100th Blog! We got off the train on Sunday in Irkutsk and were happy to be met by our guide/driver - Ivan. He took us for breakfast and then for a nice tour of the city. In 1920, Stalin closed all churches in Russia. People were not allowed to legally worship again until the fall of Communism. Stalin ... Read Full Entry

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Everette Studdard

Everette

Walt and I enjoy traveling to interesting places, meeting new friends, and sharing our adventures with others. I started this journal-blog when we made our extended trip to Asia in 2006. Writing the blog has gotten to be a habit. After this trip around the world, I am going to limit the blog to one per country. We hope you will keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.... full info

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Lady Burning Brush

Many people in the neighborhood of the chalet were out working in their yards on Sunday. This woman was clearing off part of her garden patch. These people are very self sufficient. They grow many of their vegetables and eat fish from the lake.

Small Grocery Store

Very limited inventory

Small House & Outhouse

Sunday Market in Listvyanka

This small town was on the banks of Lake Baikal.

Lunch by Lake Baikal

We had almost exactly the same thing for lunch that we had had the previous night for dinner. Borsch soup started this meal, followed by an entree of omul, a salmon-like fish.

Boat Through Foliage

Walt & Jim in Listvyanka

acting silly

27th September 2011

Everette
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I always thought that the eastern part of Russia was considered to be in Asia. On Travelblog, Russia is only listed under Europe. I am not sure why.

27th September 2011

Marjorie
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WEll, that dinner sounds delicious! You are so blessed to be doing this.

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