Huw's Bit Up 4am - awesome breakfast in room - pick up 530am at station by 545am for 645am train. Train 75 mins late but modern and very comfortable cabin - got TV but all in Russian! No universal electric sockets! Aaaaaaah, can't charge my Mac and watch movies! Other than that pretty smooth ride. More Aussies onboard! Can't get away from them! Gary from Brizzy into rugby so good chats about State of Origin tonight back in Oz. Cabin attendants most mi...

Huw's Bit Lazy start - up at 7! Great views overlooking Lake Baikal for breakfast with loads of Russian cops! They have a conference in our hotel! Good tour of Irkutsk - photos with Lenin and Yuri Gagarin. Learnt heaps about Siberia and its people's. clearly some resentment towards Moscow with the perception that all good things go to European Russia and Asian Russia is overlooked despite its huge contribution to the state economy. Traditional Russian fa...