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A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Irkutsk, Russia by TravelPod blogger Bcurtin titled “Trans Siberian – Day 3, Listvyanka and Irkutsk” Bcurtin’s travel blog entry: “Wednesday, September 20th Trans Siberian – Day 3. Moscow time plus 3 hours. Well last day on the train and time differences making this day a short one literally. We will only get about 6 hours sun light today. Don’t do a hell of a lot and everyone is getting colds. The Air Con on train is spreading it I think. Jamie does a alcohol free day. Get Omelette in dining car. OK and they forget my tea. Marlene asks for item on menu called ‘Tea and Jam’ thinking jam comes with something else. No – gets cup of tea and little container of jam! Olga hoovers each coupe with her curlers in – looks like scene from mid 1970s in Ireland! Go to bed early tonight to try and adjust body clock a bit. When go to bed 4 hours plus Moscow time. Thursday, September 21st Listvyanka and Lake Baikal. Moscow time plus 5. We leave the train today. Think for everybody thank god at this stage. Have feeling in legs like when too long in a hospital bed. Panic this morning to get all the right stuff back to provodnitsa – two sheets, one pillowcase, and one hand towel. We are now in same time zone Mongolia and China. Arrive Irkutsk at 09.13 – two minutes ahead of time. Off the train and onto mini bus to Listiyanka. Listvyanka is village beside Lake Baikal about an hour from Irkutsk by mini bus and where I will stay with a …
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