Train journey to Baikal

This trip starts in Moscow – the capital of Russia. We will see the main historical sites and of course visit the Kremlin – an ancient fortress and place where the Russian government of Russia makes important decisions nowadays as well. It takes us almost 4 days to reach the city of Irkutsk by train – you have a great opportunity to realize, what a big country Russia is. Same as most of the Siberian cities, Irkutsk first appeared on the map of Russian Siberia in the middle of the 17th century and soon it became the residence of the Siberian General Governor. Since 1898 the Trans Siberian railway has passed through Irkutsk. The city has been a cultural capital from the rough Siberian frontier days and it still houses numerous onion-domed churches and boasts neighborhoods of classic wooden Siberian house with beautifully painted and carved shutters, many of them lopsided from decades of sinking in permafrost.Lake Baikal is the oldest and the deepest (1600m) fresh-water lake on the Earth, which contains 1/5 of the world's fresh water. There are more than 400 rivers flowing into the Lake Baikal, but only Angara river flows out of it. Lake Baikal amazes by its beauty. Local people never say “lake” they consider Baikal to be the “holy sea”. Enjoy Siberian hospitality and be sure to taste Baikal omul – special fish with some Russian vodka.

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