Trans Mongolian
July 1st 2005 I left Irkoutsk on the evening of Friday, the 1st of July, for once making it at the train station in ample time. I very much liked Irkoutsk for its charm, old wooden houses and grand stone buildings.
The only reservation I would have about it is that the mosquitoes are the size of Mig 29's and do just about as much damage.
Before leaving, I filled up on provisions as I had been warned that
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