Irkutsk
September 15th 2006 Well we have finally reached Siberia
Irkutsk is a large industrial city whose biggest claim to fame is its proximity to Lake Baikal (The deepest lake in the world and home to 1/5th of the worlds freshwater). Arrived early morning and were immedately whisked to our Russian family for homestay (Although we technically never actually slept in the house). We were brought to what seemed to be a dodg
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