Circumbaikal Railway - Great Introduction to start and end my days in Lake Baikal
September 29th 2011 I was quite amazed that I woke up on time right before the alarm was due to on, even though I had very bad moment before I went to sleep due to some other fellows in the hostel were thunderous snoring, but I still had a very good sleep, after my long tiring rides from Olkhon Island.
To see this great lake in Siberia, there is another way to explore - The Circumbaikal Railway. The 94km long rai
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