Siberian dish

Listvyanka-Lake Baikal

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July 16th 2012
Apologies for the delay, but normal blog service is being resumed, slowly... Katya met us at the Irkutsk railway platform and whisked us to Listvyanka on the shores of Lake Baikal about 60km away.The drive took us swiftly onto the main road linking the two towns cutting a swathe through the forest.The town of Listvyanka consists of one road that stretches 4.5km along the lake shore with 3 valle ... read more

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